City of Hobart

The City of Hobart is a local government area in Tasmania which covers the central metropolitan area of the state capital, Hobart. The city is governed by Hobart City Council and led by the Lord Mayor.

The local government area has a population of 53,684<ref name="ABSLGA" /> 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

The present city council was created in 1852 by act of parliament, and the city mayor raised to Lord Mayor in 1934.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="GovAgencyDetail">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Mount Wellington and the River Derwent are major features of the natural environment of the City of Hobart. 61% of the area is bushland.<ref name="draftplanningscheme" />

Sister cities

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Former Sister cities

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Government

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.

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

Name	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Party
Anna Reynolds	Lord Mayor/Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Your Hobart Independents
Zelinda Sherlock	Deputy Lord Mayor/Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Your Hobart Independents
Gemma Kitsos	Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Greens
Will Coats	Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Independent Liberal
Ben Lohberger	Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Independent
Marti Zucco	Alderman	Template:Australian party style |	Independent
John Kelly	Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Independent
Mike Dutta	Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Your Hobart Independents
Bill Harvey	Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Greens
Louise Bloomfield	Alderman	Template:Australian party style |	Independent Liberal
Ryan Posselt	Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Independent Labor
Louise Elliot	Councillor	Template:Australian party style |	Independent

Election results

2022

Map showing Hobart City LGA in Tasmania

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Hobart Town Hall

Localities

Hobart suburbs

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Other localities

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Economy

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".<ref name="draftplanningscheme">Draft City of Hobart Planning Scheme 2009 Template:Webarchive, Hobart City Council</ref>

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• 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.<ref name="draftplanningscheme"/>

Demographics

Hobart is classified as an urban capital city (UCC) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Selected historical census data for City of Hobart local government area
Census year			2001<ref name="Census2001">Template:Census 2001 AUS</ref>	2006<ref name="Census2006">Template:Census 2006 AUS</ref>	2011<ref name="Census2011">Template:Census 2011 AUS</ref>	2016<ref name="Census2016">Template:Census 2016 AUS</ref>	2021<ref name="Census2021">Template:Census 2021 AUS</ref>
Population		Estimated residents on census night	46,622	47,700	48,703	50,439	55,077
		LGA rank in terms of size within Tasmania		3Template:Small	Template:Steady 3Template:Small	Template:Steady 3Template:Small
		% of Tasmania population	10.25%	Template:Decrease 10.01%	Template:Decrease 9.83%	Template:Increase 9.89%
		% of Australian population	0.25%	Template:Decrease 0.24%	Template:Increase 0.23%	Template:Decrease 0.22%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		English			29.6%	Template:Decrease 29.4%	Template:Increase 39.3%
		Australian			26.6%	Template:Decrease 23.7%	Template:Increase 30.9%
		Irish			9.1%	Template:Increase 9.7%	Template:Increase 11.9%
		Scottish			7.8%	Template:Increase 8.3%	Template:Increase 11.1%
		Chinese			3.2%	Template:Increase 4.4%	Template:Increase 8.5%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	0.7%	Template:Increase 1.5%	Template:Increase 2.3%	Template:Increase 4.0%	Template:Increase 6.1%
		Nepali					1.9%
		Cantonese	0.6%	Template:Increase 0.7%	Template:Steady 0.7%	Template:Increase 0.8%	Template:Increase 1.1%
		Punjabi					0.7%
		Greek	1.1%	Template:Steady 1.1%	Template:Decrease 1.0%	Template:Loss 0.9%	Template:Decrease 0.7%
		Italian	1.0%	Template:Loss 0.9%	Template:Loss 0.8%	Template:Loss 0.7%
		German	0.5%	Template:Increase 0.6%		Template:Steady 0.6%
		Arabic			0.8%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		No religion	23.5%	Template:Profit 28.5%	Template:Profit 37.5%	Template:Profit 46.4%	Template:Profit 54.6%
		Catholic	20.7%	Template:Loss 19.5%	Template:Loss 17.7%	Template:Loss 14.2%	Template:Loss 11.9%
		Anglican	25.8%	Template:Loss 22.2%	Template:Loss 18.7%	Template:Loss 13.7%	Template:Loss 10.3%
		Not Stated					5.6%
		Hinduism					3.3%
		Uniting	4.6%	Template:Decrease 4.0%	Template:Decrease 3.0%	Template:Decrease 2.1%
		Presbyterian	2.2%	Template:Decrease 1.9%
		Buddhism			1.9%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		Template:AUD526	Template:AUD641	Template:AUD718	Template:AUD886
		% of Australian median income		112.9%	111.1%	108.5%
Family income		Median weekly family income		Template:AUD1380	Template:AUD1782	Template:AUD2023	Template:AUD2324
		% of Australian median income		117.9%	120.3%	116.7%
Household income		Median weekly household income		Template:AUD1036	Template:AUD1260	Template:AUD1439	Template:AUD1842
		% of Australian median income		100.9%	102.1%	100.0%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house	67.1%	Template:Increase 68.7%	Template:Decrease 68.3%	Template:Increase 68.6%	Template:Increase 68.9%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	9.3%	10.6%Template:Increase	Template:Increase 10.8%	Template:Steady 10.8%	Template:Increase 11.4%
		Flat or apartment	22.1%	Template:Decrease 19.9%	Template:Increase 20.0%	Template:Decrease 19.7%	Template:Decrease 18.8%
		Other Dwelling					0.5

See also

• List of local government areas of Tasmania
• List of mayors and lord mayors of Hobart

External links

• Hobart City Council official website
• Local Government Association Tasmania Template:Webarchive
• Tasmanian Electoral Commission - local government