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Kuringai Council

Ku-ring-gai Council
New South Wales
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates 33°45′15″S 151°09′06″E / 33.75417°S 151.15167°E / -33.75417; 151.15167Coordinates: 33°45′15″S 151°09′06″E / 33.75417°S 151.15167°E / -33.75417; 151.15167
Population 118,053 (2016 census)
 • Density 1,373/km2 (3,555/sq mi)
Established
  • 6 March 1906 (1906-03-06) (Shire)
  • 22 September 1928 (1928-09-22) (Municipality)
Area 86 km2 (33.2 sq mi)
Mayor Jennifer Anderson
Council seat Ku-ring-gai Council Chambers, Gordon
Region Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Bradfield
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Website Ku-ring-gai Council
LGAs around Ku-ring-gai Council:
Hornsby Hornsby Northern Beaches
Ryde Ku-ring-gai Council Northern Beaches
Ryde Willoughby Willoughby

Ku-ring-gai Council is a local government area in the north shore region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region is named after the Kuringgai tribe who once inhabited the area.

Major transport routes through the area include the Pacific Highway and North Shore railway line. Because of its good soils and elevated position as part of the Hornsby Plateau, Ku-ring-gai was originally covered by a large area of dry sclerophyll forest, parts of which still remain and form a component of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. There are also many domestic gardens in the residential parts of Ku-ring-gai.

The Mayor of Ku-ring-gai Council is Cr. Jennifer Anderson, an independent politician. At the 2012 local government election, David Ossip, aged 20 years, made history as he became the youngest person to ever be elected as a Councillor in the history of Ku-Ring-Gai Council. He was elected as the Council's Deputy Mayor in September 2015.

Suburbs and localities serviced by Ku-ring-gai Council are:

At the 2016 census, there were 118,053 people in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area, of these 48 per cent were male and 52 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2 per cent of the population, significantly below the national average of 2.8 per cent. The median age of people in the Ku-ring-gai Council area was 41 years; slightly above the national average of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.2 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.2 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 61.3 per cent were married and 4.3 per cent were either divorced or separated; a rate that is more than half the national average.


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