Shire of Baulkham Hills
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The Hills Shire New South Wales |
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney
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| Coordinates | 33°46′S 151°00′E / 33.767°S 151.000°ECoordinates: 33°46′S 151°00′E / 33.767°S 151.000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 157,243 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 407.4/km2 (1,055.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 386 km2 (149.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr. Yvonne Keane (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Castle Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | The Hills Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Hills Shire (previously Baulkham Hills Shire) is a local government area of in the north western region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area encompasses 401 square kilometres (155 sq mi) stretching from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to Wiseman's Ferry on the Hawkesbury River in the north. The Shire had a population of 157,243 as at that 2016 census.
The current Mayor of The Hills Shire is Cr. Yvonne Keane, a member of the Liberal Party. Keane and the other Councillors will continue to represent all residents of The Hills Shire until the proposed local government election scheduled for 9 September 2017.
Suburbs at least partially within The Hills Shire are:
At the 2016 census, there were 157,243 people in The Hills local government area; of these 49.3 per cent were male and 50.7 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in The Hills Shire was 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.4 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 61.6 per cent were married and 7.1 per cent were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in The Hills Shire between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 15.2 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 6.58 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Shire decreased by 7.43 per cent, brought about by a reduction in the Shire area from 401 square kilometres (155 sq mi) to 386 square kilometres (149 sq mi) due to the 2015 review of local government boundaries when former parts of The Hills Shire were transferred to the City of Parramatta Council. Total population growth of Australia for the period between the 2011 and 2016 census periods was 8.8 per cent. The median weekly income for residents within The Hills Shire was approximately 150% higher than the national average.
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