Woollahra Municipal Council New South Wales |
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney
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Coordinates | 33°53′S 151°15′E / 33.883°S 151.250°ECoordinates: 33°53′S 151°15′E / 33.883°S 151.250°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 54,240 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 4,520/km2 (11,700/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Toni Zeltzer (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Double Bay | ||||||||||||||
Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Wentworth | ||||||||||||||
Website | Woollahra Municipal Council | ||||||||||||||
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Woollahra Municipal Council (or Woollahra Council) is a local government area in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woollahra is bounded by Sydney Harbour in the north, Waverley Council in the east, Randwick City in the south and the City of Sydney in the west.
The administrative centre of Woollahra Municipal Council is located in Double Bay. The Mayor of Woollahra Municipal Council is Cr. Toni Zeltzer, a member of the Liberal Party.
Suburbs in the area include:
At the 2011 Census, there were 52,158 people in the Woollahra local government area, of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population. The median age of people in the Municipality of Woollahra was 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 43.1% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the Municipality of Woollahra between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 0.70%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 3.98%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Woollahra local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Woollahra was double the national average.