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.

City of Hobart Tasmania
Flag of the City of Hobart
Map showing the Hobart local government area.
Coordinates	42.8978°S 147.2877°E / -42.8978; 147.2877
Population	53,684 (2018)[1]
• Density	689.1/km2 (1,784.9/sq mi)
Established	1 January 1852
Area	77.9 km2 (30.1 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Anna Reynolds
Council seat	Hobart
Region	Central Hobart
State electorate(s)	Clark
Federal division(s)	Clark
Website	City of Hobart
LGAs around City of Hobart: Glenorchy Glenorchy Clarence Glenorchy City of Hobart Clarence Kingborough Kingborough Derwent River

The local government area has a population of 53,684^[1] 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.^[2][3]

Mount Wellington and the River Derwent are major features of the natural environment of the City of Hobart. 61% of the area is bushland.^[4]

Sister cities

• Yaizu, Japan (1977)^[5]
• L'Aquila, l’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy (1980)^[5]

Former Sister cities

• Invercargill, New Zealand^[6]
• Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile (1998)^[7]
• Barile, Basilicata, Italy (2009)
• Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (2015)^[8]
• Fuzhou, Fujian, China (2017)^[9]

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.

Hobart City Council
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Anna Reynolds, YHI
Deputy Lord Mayor	Zelinda Sherlock, YHI
CEO	Michael Stretton
Structure
Council political groups	Your Hobart Independents (3)   Independent (4)   Green (2)   Ind. Liberal (2)   Ind. Labor (1)
Elections
Last Council election	3–25 October 2022
Next Council election	October 2026
Meeting place
Hobart Town Hall Hobart, Tasmania

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

Name	Position[10]	Party
Anna Reynolds	Lord Mayor/Councillor		Your Hobart Independents
Zelinda Sherlock	Deputy Lord Mayor/Councillor		Your Hobart Independents
Gemma Kitsos	Councillor		Greens
Will Coats	Councillor		Independent Liberal
Ben Lohberger	Councillor		Independent
Marti Zucco	Alderman		Independent
John Kelly	Councillor		Independent
Mike Dutta	Councillor		Your Hobart Independents
Bill Harvey	Councillor		Greens
Louise Bloomfield	Alderman		Independent Liberal
Ryan Posselt	Councillor		Independent Labor
Louise Elliot	Councillor		Independent

Election results

2022

Hobart Town Hall

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Hobart.[edit]

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Hobart^{[11][12][13][14]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Your Hobart Independents	Anna Reynolds (elected)	4,266	13.89
	Independent	John Kelly (elected)	4,067	13.24
	Independent	Marti Zucco (elected)	2,150	7.00
	Independent	Louise Elliot (elected)	1,824	5.94
	Greens	Helen Burnet (elected)	1,529	4.98
	Independent Liberal	Louise Bloomfield (elected)	1,473	4.80
	Independent Liberal	Simon Behrakis (elected)	1,448	4.72
	Your Hobart Independents	Mike Dutta (elected)	1,230	4.01
	Greens	Bill Harvey (elected)	1,219	3.97
	Independent Labor	Ryan Posselt (elected)	1,016	3.31
	Independent	Ben Lohberger (elected)	936	3.05
	Independent	Jax Fox	838	2.73
	Your Hobart Independents	Zelinda Sherlock (elected)	656	2.14
	Your Hobart Independents	Kate Kelly	646	2.10
	Independent	Jeff Briscoe	605	1.97
	Our Hobart	Marcus Bai	572	1.86
	Your Hobart Independents	Brian Corr	500	1.63
	Independent Liberal	Will Coats	486	1.58
	Independent	Damon Thomas	459	1.49
	Greens	Gemma Kitsos	428	1.39
	Your Hobart Independents	Matt Etherington	373	1.21
	Independent	Steven Phipps	350	1.14
	Greens	Bec Taylor	321	1.05
	Greens	Nathan Volf	281	0.92
	Independent	Debra Thurley	270	0.88
	Independent	Edwin Johnstone	268	0.87
	Your Hobart Independents	Juniper Shaw	258	0.84
	Independent Liberal	James McKee	256	0.83
	Our Hobart	Ron Christie	241	0.78
	Independent	Yang Liu	225	0.73
	Independent	Sam Campbell	213	0.69
	Your Hobart Independents	Raj Chopra	169	0.55
	Ind. Liberal Democrat	Duncan Spender	157	0.51
	Independent	Tiina Sexton	137	0.45
	Our Hobart	Lili Christie	131	0.43
	Independent Liberal	Daniel Geng	127	0.41
	Independent Liberal	Stefan Vogel	115	0.37
	Independent	Jono Stagg	108	0.35
	Independent	Michael Jackson	99	0.32
	Our Hobart	Ling Ling Gao	76	0.25
	Independent	Joe Grech	72	0.23
	Our Hobart	Owen Davies	42	0.14
	Our Hobart	Karen Rothery	39	0.13
	Independent	Cadence Mitchell	32	0.10
Total formal votes			30,708	96.70
Informal votes			1,047	3.30
Turnout			31,755	82.38
Party total votes
	Independent		12,653	41.21
	Your Hobart Independents		8,098	26.37
	Independent Liberal		3,905	12.72
	Greens		3,778	12.30
	Our Hobart		1,101	3.59
	Independent Labor		1,016	3.31
	Independent Liberal Democrat		157	0.51
Party total seats				Seats	±
	Independent			4
	Your Hobart Independents			3
	Greens			2
	Independent Liberal			2
	Independent Labor			1

Localities

Hobart suburbs

• Battery Point • Dynnyrne • Fern Tree • Glebe • Hobart city centre • Lenah Valley • Mount Nelson • Mount Stuart • New Town • North Hobart • Ridgeway • Sandy Bay • South Hobart • Tolmans Hill • West Hobart

Other localities

• Kingston • Neika • Queens Domain • Wellington Park • West Moonah

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".^[4]

Major industries by employment:^[4]

• 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.^[4]

Demographics

Hobart is classified as an urban capital city (UCC) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.^[15]

Selected historical census data for City of Hobart local government area
Census year			2001[16]	2006[17]	2011[18]	2016[19]	2021[20]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	46,622	47,700	48,703	50,439	55,077
		LGA rank in terms of size within Tasmania		3rd	3rd	3rd
		% of Tasmania population	10.25%	10.01%	9.83%	9.89%
		% of Australian population	0.25%	0.24%	0.23%	0.22%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		English			29.6%	29.4%	39.3%
		Australian			26.6%	23.7%	30.9%
		Irish			9.1%	9.7%	11.9%
		Scottish			7.8%	8.3%	11.1%
		Chinese			3.2%	4.4%	8.5%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	0.7%	1.5%	2.3%	4.0%	6.1%
		Nepali					1.9%
		Cantonese	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	1.1%
		Punjabi					0.7%
		Greek	1.1%	1.1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.7%
		Italian	1.0%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%
		German	0.5%	0.6%		0.6%
		Arabic			0.8%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		No religion	23.5%	28.5%	37.5%	46.4%	54.6%
		Catholic	20.7%	19.5%	17.7%	14.2%	11.9%
		Anglican	25.8%	22.2%	18.7%	13.7%	10.3%
		Not Stated					5.6%
		Hinduism					3.3%
		Uniting	4.6%	4.0%	3.0%	2.1%
		Presbyterian	2.2%	1.9%
		Buddhism			1.9%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$526	A$641	A$718	A$886
		% of Australian median income		112.9%	111.1%	108.5%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1380	A$1782	A$2023	A$2324
		% of Australian median income		117.9%	120.3%	116.7%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1036	A$1260	A$1439	A$1842
		% of Australian median income		100.9%	102.1%	100.0%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house	67.1%	68.7%	68.3%	68.6%	68.9%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	9.3%	10.6%	10.8%	10.8%	11.4%
		Flat or apartment	22.1%	19.9%	20.0%	19.7%	18.8%
		Other Dwelling					0.5

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of City of Hobart

Crest On a wreath Argent and Azure a three masted sailing ship in full sail Or, mantled Azure doubled Or. Escutcheon Azure an estoile Or on a chief Argent a lion passant Gules. Supporters On the dexter side an emu and on the sinister side a kangaroo both reguardant and each gorged with a chaplet of apples leaved all Proper. Motto 'Sic Fortis Hobartia Crevit.'

See also

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