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City of Hobart

Coordinates: 42°53′52″S 147°17′16″E / 42.8978°S 147.2877°E / -42.8978; 147.2877
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Hobart City Council
Tasmania
Flag of the City of Hobart
Map
Map showing the Hobart local government area.
Coordinates42°53′52″S 147°17′16″E / 42.8978°S 147.2877°E / -42.8978; 147.2877
Population53,684 (2018)[1]
 • Density689.1/km2 (1,784.9/sq mi)
Established1 January 1852
Area77.9 km2 (30.1 sq mi)[1]
MayorAnna Reynolds
Council seatHobart
RegionCentral Hobart
State electorate(s)Clark
Federal division(s)Clark
WebsiteHobart City Council
LGAs around Hobart City Council:
Glenorchy Glenorchy Clarence
Glenorchy Hobart City Council Clarence
Kingborough Kingborough Derwent River

Hobart City Council (or City of Hobart) is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the central metropolitan area of the state capital, Hobart. The Hobart local government area has a population of 53,684[1] and includes the suburbs of West Hobart, Lenah Valley, Mount Stuart, South Hobart, New Town, Sandy Bay and most of Fern Tree, North Hobart and Mount Nelson .

History and attributes

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The present city council was created in 1852 by act of parliament, and the city mayor raised to Lord Mayor in 1934.[2][3]

Mount Wellington and the River Derwent are major features of the natural environment of the City of Hobart. 61% of the area is bushland.[4]

Sister cities

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Former Sister cities

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Government

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The City of Hobart is governed by the Hobart City Council, consisting of twelve aldermen headed by the Lord Mayor of Hobart. The current Lord Mayor is Anna Reynolds, after winning the 2018 Council Election.

Hobart City Council
Leadership
Zelinda Sherlock
Michael Stretton
Structure
Council political groups
  Liberal: 2 seats
  Labor: 1 seat
  Green: 2 seats
  Independent: 4 seats
  Your Hobart Independents: 3 seats
Elections
Next Council election
2026

Aldermen are elected every four years. They are elected by use of Single transferable voting.

Name Position[10] Party
Anna Reynolds Lord Mayor/Councillor   Your Hobart Independents
Zelinda Sherlock Deputy Lord Mayor/Councillor   Your Hobart Independents
Gemma Kitsos Councillor   Greens
Will Coats Councillor   Liberal
Ben Lohberger Councillor   Independent
Marti Zucco Alderman   Independent
John Kelly Councillor   Independent
Mike Dutta Councillor   Your Hobart Independents
Bill Harvey Councillor   Greens
Louise Bloomfield Alderman   Liberal
Ryan Posselt Councillor   Labor
Louise Elliot Councillor   Independent

Election results

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2022

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Map showing Hobart City LGA in Tasmania
Hobart Town Hall
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Hobart.[edit]
2022 Tasmanian local elections: Hobart[11][12][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Your Hobart Independents Anna Reynolds (elected) 4,266 13.89
Independent John Kelly (elected) 4,067 13.24
Independent Marti Zucco (elected) 2,150 7.00
Independent Louise Elliot (elected) 1,824 5.94
Greens Helen Burnet (elected) 1,529 4.98
Independent Liberal Louise Bloomfield (elected) 1,473 4.80
Independent Liberal Simon Behrakis (elected) 1,448 4.72
Your Hobart Independents Mike Dutta (elected) 1,230 4.01
Greens Bill Harvey (elected) 1,219 3.97
Independent Labor Ryan Posselt (elected) 1,016 3.31
Independent Ben Lohberger (elected) 936 3.05
Independent Jax Fox 838 2.73
Your Hobart Independents Zelinda Sherlock (elected) 656 2.14
Your Hobart Independents Kate Kelly 646 2.10
Independent Jeff Briscoe 605 1.97
Our Hobart Marcus Bai 572 1.86
Your Hobart Independents Brian Corr 500 1.63
Independent Liberal Will Coats 486 1.58
Independent Damon Thomas 459 1.49
Greens Gemma Kitsos 428 1.39
Your Hobart Independents Matt Etherington 373 1.21
Independent Steven Phipps 350 1.14
Greens Bec Taylor 321 1.05
Greens Nathan Volf 281 0.92
Independent Debra Thurley 270 0.88
Independent Edwin Johnstone 268 0.87
Your Hobart Independents Juniper Shaw 258 0.84
Independent Liberal James McKee 256 0.83
Our Hobart Ron Christie 241 0.78
Independent Yang Liu 225 0.73
Independent Sam Campbell 213 0.69
Your Hobart Independents Raj Chopra 169 0.55
Ind. Liberal Democrat Duncan Spender 157 0.51
Independent Tiina Sexton 137 0.45
Our Hobart Lili Christie 131 0.43
Independent Liberal Daniel Geng 127 0.41
Independent Liberal Stefan Vogel 115 0.37
Independent Jono Stagg 108 0.35
Independent Michael Jackson 99 0.32
Our Hobart Ling Ling Gao 76 0.25
Independent Joe Grech 72 0.23
Our Hobart Owen Davies 42 0.14
Our Hobart Karen Rothery 39 0.13
Independent Cadence Mitchell 32 0.10
Total formal votes 30,708 96.70
Informal votes 1,047 3.30
Turnout 31,755 82.38
Party total votes
Independent 12,653 41.21
Your Hobart Independents 8,098 26.37
Independent Liberal 3,905 12.72
Greens 3,778 12.30
Our Hobart 1,101 3.59
Independent Labor 1,016 3.31
Independent Liberal Democrat 157 0.51
Party total seats Seats ±
Independent 4
Your Hobart Independents 3
Greens 2
Independent Liberal 2
Independent Labor 1

Localities

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Hobart suburbs

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• Battery Point • Dynnyrne • Fern Tree • Glebe • Hobart city centre • Lenah Valley • Mount Nelson • Mount Stuart • New Town • North Hobart • Ridgeway • Sandy Bay • South Hobart • Tolmans Hill • West Hobart

Other localities

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• Kingston • Neika • Queens Domain • Wellington Park • West Moonah

Economy

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The Hobart City Council estimates that on weekdays "close to 50% of the population of Greater Hobart would be in the City for working, shopping, education, personal business or leisure purposes".[4]

Major industries by employment:[4]

  • Health and Community Services 17%
  • Retail Trade 13%
  • Property and Business Services 12%
  • Government Administration 12%
  • Education 9%

The City has five major hospitals and fire, police, and emergency service headquarters.[4]

Demographics

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Hobart is classified as an urban capital city (UCC) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[15]

Selected historical census data for City of Hobart local government area
Census year 2001[16] 2006[17] 2011[18] 2016[19] 2021[20]
Population Estimated residents on census night 46,622 47,700 48,703 50,439 55,077
LGA rank in terms of size within Tasmania 3rd Steady 3rd Steady 3rd
% of Tasmania population 10.25% Decrease 10.01% Decrease 9.83% Increase 9.89%
% of Australian population 0.25% Decrease 0.24% Increase 0.23% Decrease 0.22%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		 English 29.6% Decrease 29.4% Increase 39.3%
Australian 26.6% Decrease 23.7% Increase 30.9%
Irish 9.1% Increase 9.7% Increase 11.9%
Scottish 7.8% Increase 8.3% Increase 11.1%
Chinese 3.2% Increase 4.4% Increase 8.5%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		 Mandarin 0.7% Increase 1.5% Increase 2.3% Increase 4.0% Increase 6.1%
Nepali 1.9%
Cantonese 0.6% Increase 0.7% Steady 0.7% Increase 0.8% Increase 1.1%
Punjabi 0.7%
Greek 1.1% Steady 1.1% Decrease 1.0% Decrease 0.9% Decrease 0.7%
Italian 1.0% Decrease 0.9% Decrease 0.8% Decrease 0.7%
German 0.5% Increase 0.6% Steady 0.6%
Arabic 0.8%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 No religion 23.5% Increase 28.5% Increase 37.5% Increase 46.4% Increase 54.6%
Catholic 20.7% Decrease 19.5% Decrease 17.7% Decrease 14.2% Decrease 11.9%
Anglican 25.8% Decrease 22.2% Decrease 18.7% Decrease 13.7% Decrease 10.3%
Not Stated 5.6%
Hinduism 3.3%
Uniting 4.6% Decrease 4.0% Decrease 3.0% Decrease 2.1%
Presbyterian 2.2% Decrease 1.9%
Buddhism 1.9%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal income A$526 A$641 A$718 A$886
% of Australian median income 112.9% 111.1% 108.5%
Family income Median weekly family income A$1380 A$1782 A$2023 A$2324
% of Australian median income 117.9% 120.3% 116.7%
Household income Median weekly household income A$1036 A$1260 A$1439 A$1842
% of Australian median income 100.9% 102.1% 100.0%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type Separate house 67.1% Increase 68.7% Decrease 68.3% Increase 68.6% Increase 68.9%
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse 9.3% 10.6%Increase  Increase 10.8% Steady 10.8% Increase 11.4%
Flat or apartment 22.1% Decrease 19.9% Increase 20.0% Decrease 19.7% Decrease 18.8%
Other Dwelling 0.5

Coat of arms

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Coat of arms of City of Hobart
Crest
On a wreath Argent and Azure a three masted sailing ship in full sail Or, mantled Azure doubled Or.
Escutcheon
Azure an estoile Or on a chief Argent a lion passant Gules.
Supporters
On the dexter side an emu and on the sinister side a kangaroo both reguardant and each gorged with a chaplet of apples leaved all Proper.
Motto
'Sic Fortis Hobartia Crevit.'

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "About Council". hobartcity.com.au. Hobart City Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Agency Details: Hobart City Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. January 1852. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Draft City of Hobart Planning Scheme 2009 Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, Hobart City Council
  5. ^ a b "Hobart's International Relationships". City of Hobart. Retrieved 1 August 2021. https://www.hobartcity.com.au/Council/International-relations/Sister-Cities
  6. ^ "'Aussies at fault' for sister city breakdown". Stuff.co.nz. Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ^ South Pacific Continental Report Annual 1998 (Report). CSRIO/AGSO - Marine and Petroleum Division. p. 23.
  8. ^ "Hobart Lord Mayor signs sister city deal with China's Xian". ABC Online. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Hobart signs friendship city agreement with Fuzhou" (PDF). hobartcity.com.au. Hobart City Council. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Current Elected Members". Hobart City Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Hobart City Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  12. ^ "Team teal: Independents join forces for election". The Mercury.
  13. ^ "Greens Announce 5 Candidates for HCC Elections". Tasmanian Times.
  14. ^ "Hobart City Council Elections Candidate Guide And Preview 2022". Dr Kevin Bonham.
  15. ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "City of Hobart (C)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "City of Hobart (C)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "City of Hobart (C)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hobart (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hobart". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 January 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
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