Municipality of Hunter's Hill
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Municipality of Hunter's Hill New South Wales |
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney
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| Coordinates | 33°49′S 151°08′E / 33.817°S 151.133°ECoordinates: 33°49′S 151°08′E / 33.817°S 151.133°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 14,741 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,202.5/km2 (5,704/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Richard Quinn (Independent) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Hunters Hill | ||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lane Cove | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | North Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Municipality of Hunter's Hill | ||||||||||||
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The Municipality of Hunter's Hill is a local government area in the northern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
At 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi), the Municipality is, by area, the smallest local government area in New South Wales.
The Mayor of Hunters Hill is Clr. Richard Quinn, an independent politician with strong ties to the state Liberal Party.
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Municipality of Hunter's Hill merge with adjoining councils. The government proposed a merger of the Hunter's Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde Councils to form a new council with an area of 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 164,000. The outcome of an independent review is expected by mid–2016.
Suburbs and localities in the Municipality of Hunters Hill are:
At the 2011 Census, there were 13,215 people in the Hunter's Hill local government area, of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population. The median age of people in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill was 42 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.3% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 52.3% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.
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