Inner West Council

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At the 2016 census, there were 182,043 people in the Inner West local government area; of these 48.7 per cent were male and 51.3 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1 per cent 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 Inner West Council was 36 years; slightly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.3 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.25 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 38.7 per cent were married and 10.8 per cent were either divorced or separated.[1]

At the 2016 census, the proportion of residents in the Inner West local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or from Britain and Ireland exceeded 54 per cent of all residents. In excess of 51 per cent of all residents in Inner West Council nominated a no religious affiliation at the 2016 census, which was in excess of the national average of 40 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Inner West local government area had a higher than average proportion (31.4 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2 per cent); and a lower proportion (64.4 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7 per cent).[1]

The Inner West Council comprises fifteen Councillors elected proportionally, with three Councillors elected in five wards. On 9 September 2017 the current council was elected for a fixed three-year term of office; having been under administration by Richard Pearson, appointed by the NSW Government, from 12 May 2016 until 21 September 2017.[3][6]

Current composition

The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the makeup of the Council by order of election, is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Australian Labor Party	5
	Greens NSW	5
	Independents	3
	Liberal Party of Australia	2
	Total	15

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Djarrawunang (Ashfield) Ward[8][9][10]		Mark Drury	Labor	Ashfield South Ward Councillor 2006–2016
		Tom Kiat	Greens
		Julie Passas	Liberal	Deputy Mayor 2017–2018, Ashfield East Ward Councillor 2012–2016
Baludarri (Balmain) Ward[11][9][10]		Darcy Byrne	Labor	Mayor 2017–present, Mayor of Leichhardt 2012-2014, 2015–2016
		Rochelle Porteous	Greens	Mayor of Leichhardt 2011-2012, 2014–2015
		John Stamolis	Independent	Leichhardt Balmain Ward Councillor 2014–2016
Gulgadya (Leichhardt) Ward[12][9][10]		Lucille McKenna	Labor	Mayor of Ashfield 2013–2016
		Marghanita Da Cruz	Greens
		Vittoria Raciti	Liberal	Deputy Mayor 2019–present,[13] Ashfield North East Ward Councillor 2012–2016
Midjuburi (Marrickville) Ward[14][9][10]		Sam Iskandar	Labor	Mayor of Marrickville 2015–2016
		Colin Hesse	Greens
		Victor Macri	Independent	Deputy Mayor 2018–2019,[15] Mayor of Marrickville 2012–2013
Damun (Stanmore) Ward[16][9][10]		Louise Steer	Greens
		Anna York	Labor
		Pauline Lockie	Independent

Following the process by which the Government of New South Wales created 19 new local government areas by merging 42 existing ones, the Inner West Council was formed on 12 May 2016 by amalgamating the councils of Ashfield, Leichhardt, and Marrickville.[3][4] The first election was held on 9 September 2017.

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