# City of Hobart

Hobart City Council (or City of Hobart) is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the central metropolitan area of the state capital, Hobart. The Hobart local government area has a population of 53,684 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.
Mount Wellington and the River Derwent are major features of the natural environment of the City of Hobart. 61% of the area is bushland.

### Sister cities

* Yaizu, Japan (1977)
* L'Aquila, l’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy (1980)

#### Former Sister cities

* Invercargill, New Zealand
* Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile (1998)
* Barile, Basilicata, Italy (2009)
* Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (2015)
* Fuzhou, Fujian, China (2017)

## 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 | Position | 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 | 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 | Liberal |
| Ryan Posselt | Councillor | Labor |
| Louise Elliot | Councillor | Independent |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Hobart :
| Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,708 | 96.70 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,047 | 3.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,755 | 82.38 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Independent | Independent | 12,653 | 41.21 | |
| | Your Hobart Independents | Your Hobart Independents | 8,098 | 26.37 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 3,905 | 12.72 | |
| | Greens | Greens | 3,778 | 12.30 | |
| | Our Hobart | Our Hobart | 1,101 | 3.59 | |
| | Independent Labor | Independent Labor | 1,016 | 3.31 | |
| | Independent Liberal Democrat | Independent Liberal Democrat | 157 | 0.51 | |
| Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Seats | ± |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 4 | |
| | Your Hobart Independents | Your Hobart Independents | Your Hobart Independents | 3 | |
| | Greens | Greens | Greens | 2 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 2 | |
| | Independent Labor | Independent Labor | 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".
Major industries by employment:
* 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.

## Demographics

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

## Coat of arms

Coat of arms of City of Hobart :
* CrestOn a wreath Argent and Azure a three masted sailing ship in full sail Or, mantled Azure doubled Or.
* EscutcheonAzure an estoile Or on a chief Argent a lion passant Gules.
* SupportersOn 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.'