City of Randwick

City of Randwick New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	33°55′S 151°15′E / 33.917°S 151.250°E / -33.917; 151.250Coordinates: 33°55′S 151°15′E / 33.917°S 151.250°E / -33.917; 151.250
Population	140,660 (2016 census)[1] 154,265 (2018 est.)[2]
• Density	3,910/km2 (10,120/sq mi)
Established	23 February 1859 (1859-02-23)
Area	36 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Dylan Parker
Council seat	Randwick Town Hall
Region	Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)	Coogee Maroubra Heffron
Federal division(s)	Kingsford Smith Wentworth
Website	City of Randwick
LGAs around City of Randwick: Sydney Waverley Waverley Bayside City of Randwick Tasman Sea Sutherland Sutherland Tasman Sea

The City of Randwick is a local government area in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1859, Randwick is the second-oldest local government area in New South Wales, after the City of Sydney. It comprises an area of 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 140,660.^[1]

The Mayor of the City of Randwick is Cr. Dylan Parker, a member of NSW Labor, who was elected on 30 September 2021.^[3]

Suburbs and localities in the local government area[]

Suburbs and localities in the City of Randwick are:

These localities are also serviced by Randwick Council:

History[]

Indigenous Australian history in the area dates back tens of thousands of years. The local people at the time of colonisation were the Cadigal of the language group. European settlement led to the deaths of many Cadigal via introduced diseases or in conflict with settlers. The surviving Cadigal left the area or were pushed to the fringes of settlement. By the mid-nineteenth century, the original tribal groupings had been effectively destroyed.

The name Randwick comes from the village of Randwick in Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of the district's first mayor Simeon Henry Pearce. The area was home to a few wealthy landowners and the poor residents of several shantytowns until the 1880s, when the coming of trams from Sydney brought extensive suburban development. This development continued steadily, with new tram lines (long since demolished) opening up most of the city for subdivision by the early 1900s. The New South Wales University of Technology opened at Kensington in 1949 on the site of Kensington Racecourse, eventually becoming the University of New South Wales.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the City of Randwick merge with the Waverley and Woollahra councils to form a new council with an area of 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 274,000.^[4] Following an independent review, in May 2016 the NSW Government sought to dismiss the Council and force its amalgamation with Woollahra and Waverley councils. Woollahra Council instigated legal action claiming that there was procedural unfairness and that a KPMG report at the centre of merger proposals had been "misleading". The matter was heard before the NSW Court of Appeal who, in December 2016, unanimously dismissed Woollahra Council's appeal, finding no merit in its arguments that the proposed merger with Waverley and Randwick councils was invalid.^[5] In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Woollahra, Waverley and Randwick local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.^[6]

Town Clerks and General Managers[]

Demographics[]

At the 2016 census, there were 140,660 people in the Randwick local government area, of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% 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 City of Randwick was 34 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 38.5% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.^[1]

Population growth in the City of Randwick between the 2001 Census and the 2006 census was 1.10%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 7.59%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Randwick local government area was lower than the national average.^[16] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Randwick was higher than the national average.^[17][18]

Selected historical census data for Randwick local government area
Census year			2001[16]	2006[18]	2011[17]	2016[1]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	118,580	119,884	128,989	140,660
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		19th
		% of New South Wales population		1.90%	1.86%	1.88%
		% of Australian population	0.63%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%
		Estimated ATSI population on census night	1,351	1,474	1,842	2,144
		% of ATSI population to residents	1.1%	1.2%	1.4%	1.5%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			17.5%	15.3%
		English			18.5%	18.5%
		Chinese			9.4%	10.9%
		Irish			9.2%	9.8%
		Scottish			4.9%	5.0%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	2.7%	3.5%	4.8%	7.2%
		Greek	4.8%	4.3%	3.8%	3.2%
		Cantonese	4.2%	3.8%	3.4%	3.0%
		Indonesian	2.6%	2.0%	1.9%	1.6%
		Spanish	n/c	n/c	1.5%	1.6%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	31.6%	30.2%	29.4%	26.5%
		No religion	14.6%	17.5%	22.3%	31.5%
		Anglican	15.6%	14.0%	12.4%	8.9%
		Eastern Orthodox	7.3%	7.1%	6.5%	5.4%
		Judaism	n/c	3.6%	4.2%	n/c
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$593	A$718	A$834
		% of Australian median income		127.3%	124.4%	126.0%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,185	A$2,066	A$2,421
		% of Australian median income		115.4%	139.5%	139.6%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,579	A$1,577	A$1,916
		% of Australian median income		134.8%	127.8%	133.2%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house	30.2%	32.3%	30.6%	26.4%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	15.8%	14.7%	15.6%	16.5%
		Flat or apartment	51.7%	52.1%	53.3%	55.8%

Council[]

Randwick Town Hall, designed in the Italianate style by Sydney architects Blackman and Parkes, has been the seat of the council since 1886.

Current composition and election method[]

Randwick City Council is composed of fifteen Councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards,^[19] each electing three Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected for a two-year term, with the Deputy Mayor for one year, by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^{[20][21][22][23][24]}

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

Heritage listings[]

The City of Randwick has a number of heritage-listed sites, including those listed under the New South Wales Heritage Register:

• Centennial Park, 3R Oxford Street: Centennial Park Reservoir^[29]
• Centennial Park, 5R Oxford Street: Woollahra Reservoir^[30]
• Coogee, 45-51 Beach Street: Cliffbrook^[31]
• Coogee, Grant Reserve: McIver Women's Baths^[32]
• Coogee, 4b Neptune Street: Wylie's Baths^[33]
• Kensington, 85 Todman Avenue: Carthona (Kensington)^[34]
• La Perouse, Bare Island Fort^[35]
• La Perouse, 46 Adina Avenue: La Perouse Mission Church^[36]
• La Perouse, 1-39 Bunnerong Road: Chinese Market Gardens (La Perouse)^[37]
• Little Bay, 1430 Anzac Parade: Prince Henry Site^[38]
• Malabar, 1250 Anzac Parade: Long Bay Correctional Centre^[39]
• Malabar, Franklin Street: Malabar Headland^[40]
• Randwick, Centennial Park, Moore Park, Queens Park^[41]
• Randwick, 124 Alison Road: Randwick Post Office^[42]
• Randwick, 162 Alison Road: Randwick Presbyterian Church^[43]
• Randwick, 102-108 Avoca Street: St Jude's Church, Randwick^[44]
• Randwick, 211-215 Avoca Street: Corana and Hygeia^[45][46][47]
• Randwick, 128 Belmore Road: Sandgate (Randwick)^[48]
• Randwick, 60 Bundock Lane: Electricity Substation No. 341^[49]
• Randwick, 66 Frenchmans Road: Venice (Randwick)^[50]
• Randwick, 17 Gilderthorpe Avenue: Hooper Cottage^[51]
• Randwick, 16-18 Milford Street: Nugal Hall^[52]
• Randwick, 2S Frances Street: Electricity Substation No. 349^[53]
• Randwick, 43 St Marks Road: Rathven (Randwick)^[54]
• Randwick, 43 St Pauls Street: Ritz Cinema, Sydney^[55]
• Randwick, 18-20 Stanley Street: Emanuel School, Australia^[56]
• Randwick, 26-42 The Avenue: Avonmore Terrace^[57]
• Randwick, 29-39 Young Street: Big Stable Newmarket^[58]

Future[]

The new Kensington to Kingsford Planning Strategy by the City of Randwick will include 8 new plazas, more than a doubling of public space, and wider footpaths along the Anzac Parade.^[59] The general height controls along the Parade will increase to 31 metres, while the key intersections with Todman Avenue Strachan Street, and Nine-ways roundabout will be 57-60 metres.^[59] It will also require 5% affordable housing of new residential developments and a requirement that active street frontages are used for commercial activities.^[59]

References[]

External links[]

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