City of Penrith

The City of Penrith is a local government area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The seat of the city is located in Penrith, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Sydney's central business district. It occupies part of the traditional lands of the Darug people. First incorporated as a municipality on 12 May 1871, on 1 January 1949, the municipalities of Penrith, St Marys and Castlereagh and part of the Nepean Shire amalgamated to form a new Municipality of Penrith. Penrith was declared a City on 21 October 1959, and expanded westwards to include Emu Plains and Emu Heights, formerly part of the City of Blue Mountains, on 25 October 1963. As at the 2016 census the City of Penrith had an estimated population of 196,066[1]

This article is about the local government area. For the suburb, see Penrith, New South Wales.

City of Penrith
New South Wales
Coordinates33°45′S 150°42′E
Population
 • Density484.23/km2 (1,254.16/sq mi)
Established12 May 1871 (1871-05-12) (Municipality)
21 October 1959 (1959-10-21) (City)
Area404.9 km2 (156.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
MayorKaren McKeown OAM
Council seatCivic Centre, Penrith
RegionGreater Western Sydney
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
WebsiteCity of Penrith
LGAs around City of Penrith:
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury Hawkesbury
Blue Mountains City of Penrith Blacktown
Wollondilly Liverpool Fairfield

The Mayor of the City of Penrith is Cr. Karen McKeown, a member of the Labor Party.[3]

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

The following suburbs and localities are located within the City of Penrith:

Council history
Penrith Community Centre, on the corner of Henry and Station streets, was the Penrith Council Chambers from November 1959 to December 1993.
Plaque commemorating the Penrith municipal centenary unveiled on the Penrith Council Chambers by Governor Sir Roden Cutler.

The Municipality of Penrith was incorporated on 12 May 1871 under the Municipalities Act 1858 (NSW). On 3 March 1890, St Marys was separately incorporated, and on 26 July 1893 and 9 September 1895, Mulgoa and Castlereagh followed respectively. In 1913, Mulgoa became the "A" Riding of the neighbouring Nepean Shire.[4]

On 1 January 1949, under the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, the Municipalities of Penrith, St Marys and Castlereagh and A Riding of the Nepean Shire amalgamated to form a new Municipality of Penrith. It was declared a City on 21 October 1959, and expanded westwards to include Emu Plains and Emu Heights, formerly part of the City of Blue Mountains, on 25 October 1963.[4]

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 196,066 people in the Penrith local government area, of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population; notably above the national average of 2.8%. The median age of people in the City of Penrith was 34 years; notably below the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.06% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.69% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 47.3% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.[5]

Population growth in the City of Penrith between the 2001 Census and the 2006 census was 0.15% and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 3.68%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Penrith local government area was significantly lower than the national average.[6] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Penrith was on with par with the national average.[5]

At the 2016 census, the proportion of residents in the Penrith local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 62.5% of all residents (national average was 59.6%). In excess of 52.8% of all residents in the City of Penrith area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2016 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 38.5%. Meanwhile, as at the Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Penrith local government area had a marginally lower than average proportion (20.7%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2%); and a higher proportion (77.2%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7%).[5]

Selected historical census data for Penrith local government area
Census year2001[6]2006[7]2011[5]2016[1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night171,870172,140178,467196,066
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales7th 8th 13th
% of New South Wales population2.58% 2.63%
% of Australian population0.92% 0.87% 0.83% 0.84%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		Australian29.1% 26.3%
English25.2% 24.5%
Irish6.8% 7.2%
Scottish5.3% 5.5%
Maltese3.0% 2.8%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		Arabic1.3% 1.5% 1.6% 1.6%
Tagalog1.3% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1%
Italian1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%
Maltese0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%
Hindi0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		Catholic34.5% 34.9% 35.2% 32.1%
Anglican26.1% 24.7% 23.6% 18.4%
No religion9.8% 11.9% 14.0% 21.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed3.4% 3.1% 2.9%
Uniting Church3.7% 3.1% 2.7%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$517A$623 A$728
% of Australian median income110.9%108.0% 109.6%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,147A$1,582 A$1,858
% of Australian median income111.7%106.8% 107.1%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1,285A$1,398 A$1,658
% of Australian median income109.7%113.3% 111.5%

Council
Penrith Civic Centre, designed by Feiko Bouman on 601 High Street, has been the council seat since December 1993.

Composition and election methods
TermAldermen/CouncillorsWardsMayor
1871–1891 9 No wards Annual election by Aldermen
1891–1893 12
1893–1948 9
1949–1950 24 Ward One (9, Penrith)
Ward Two (9, St Marys)
Ward Three (3, Nepean)
Ward Four (3, Castlereagh)
1950–1959 12 (3 per ward) Ward One
Ward Two
Ward Three
Ward Four
1959–1963 13 (3 per ward: 12 Aldermen, 1 Mayor) Direct triennial election
1963–1968 13 (4 per ward: 12 Aldermen, 1 Mayor) North Ward
South Ward
East Ward
1968–1987 12 (4 per ward) Annual election by Aldermen/Councillors
1987–date 15 (5 per ward)

Current composition and election method

Penrith City Council is composed of fifteen Councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing five Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the council for a two-year term, while the Deput Mayor is elected for a single-year term only. The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, with a by-election held on 12 May 2018 to replace two Councillors who resigned during the Council term. The current Council is as follows:[8][9][10]

PartyCouncillors
Australian Labor Party 7
Liberal Party of Australia 5
Independents 3
Total 15

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election by ward, is:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
East Ward[8] Greg Davies Labor Mayor 2002–2004, 2007–2008, 2011–2012; Deputy Mayor 2001–2002, 2003–2004, 2014–2015, 2018-2019
Tricia Hitchen Liberal Deputy Mayor 2016–2018, 2020-date[11]
Todd Carney Labor
Bernard Bratusa Liberal
Robin Cook Labor
North Ward[9] John Thain Labor Mayor 2005–2006, 2016–2018; Deputy Mayor 2004–2005[11]
Ross Fowler OAM Liberal Mayor 1995–1996, 2013–2015, 2018-2020; Deputy Mayor 2015–2016
Aaron Duke Labor
Marcus Cornish Independent Liberal Party until May 2016.[12]
Kevin Crameri OAM Independent Mayor 1996–1997, 2009–2011; Deputy Mayor 1988–1989.
South Ward[10] Karen McKeown OAM Labor Mayor 2015–2016, 2020-date; Deputy Mayor 2006–2007, 2019–2020[13]
Mark Davies Liberal Mayor 2012–2013
Jim Aitken OAM Independent Mayor 2008–2009; Deputy Mayor 2010–2011, 2013–2014
Kathryn Presdee Labor
Brian Cartwright Liberal

Mayors
Mayor Party Term Notes
Patros Athanas Tornaros Labor 1 January 1949 – 5 December 1949 [14]
Bill Chapman Independent 5 December 1949 – 11 December 1956 [15]
Bernard Noel Fowler Independent 11 December 1956 – 11 December 1957 [16]
Leo Joseph Spies Labor 11 December 1957 – 19 April 1961 [17][18][19][20][21][22]
Bill Chapman Independent 3 June 1961 – December 1968 [23][24]
Ron Mulock Labor December 1968 – September 1971 [25]
Brian King Independent September 1971 – September 1974 [25]
Eileen Cammack OBE Independent September 1974 – September 1977 [26]
Brian King AM Independent September 1977 – September 1985 [25]
Kevin Dwyer OAM Independent September 1985 – September 1987 [25]
Rodney Field Independent September 1987 – September 1988 [25]
Kevin Dwyer OAM Independent September 1988 – September 1989 [25]
Brian King AM Independent September 1989 – September 1990 [25][27]
Faye Lo Po' AM Labor September 1990 – September 1991 [25]
Tony Aquilina September 1991 – September 1992 [25]
Bill Gayed Independent September 1992 – September 1993 [25]
Diane Beamer Labor September 1993 – September 1994 [25]
Pat Sheehy September 1994 – September 1995 [25]
Ross Fowler Independent September 1995 – September 1996 [25]
Kevin Crameri OAM Independent September 1996 – September 1997 [25]
Kevin Dwyer OAM Independent September 1997 – September 1998 [25][28]
John Bateman OAM Independent September 1998 – September 2000 [25]
David Bradbury Labor September 2000 – September 2001 [25]
Pat Sheehy September 2001 – September 2002 [25]
Greg Davies September 2002 – April 2004 [25]
David Bradbury April 2004 – September 2004 [25]
Jackie Greenow Independent September 2004 – September 2005 [25]
John Thain Labor September 2005 – September 2006 [25]
Pat Sheehy AM September 2006 – September 2007 [25][29]
Greg Davies September 2007 – September 2008 [25]
Jim Aitken OAM Independent September 2008 – September 2009 [25][30]
Kevin Crameri OAM Independent September 2009 – September 2011 [25][31][32]
Greg Davies Labor September 2011 – September 2012 [25]
Mark Davies Liberal September 2012 – 23 September 2013 [25]
Ross Fowler OAM 23 September 2013 – September 2015 [33][34]
Karen McKeown OAM Labor September 2015 – 26 September 2016 [25]
John Thain 26 September 2016 – 24 September 2018 [11]
Ross Fowler OAM Liberal 24 September 2018 - 28 September 2020 [35]
Karen McKeown OAM Labor 28 September 2020 - date [3]

Sister cities

Since it signed its first agreement with Fujieda, Japan in 1984, Penrith City has gradually expanded its sister cities and international links programme. Presently Penrith has links with:

  • Penrith, Cumbria, England - Sister City
  • Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - Sister City
  • Hakusan City (incorporating Matto City), Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan - Friendship City
  • Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China - Friendship City
  • Xicheng District of Beijing City, China - Mutual Co-operation Agreement
  • Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea - Mutual Co-operation Agreement

Heritage listings

The City of Penrith has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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