City of Cessnock

This article is about the local government area. For the regional city, see Cessnock, New South Wales.
For the former local government area, see Municipality of Cessnock.

City of Cessnock
Cessnock, New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates32°50′S 151°21′E / 32.833°S 151.350°E / -32.833; 151.350
Population
 • Density32.366/km2 (83.828/sq mi)
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
(as Cessnock Shire)[3]
Postcode(s)2320-2327, 2330, 2334, 2335[4]
Area1,966 km2 (759.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
MayorJay Suvaal (Labor)
Location
Council seatCessnock[5]
RegionHunter[4]
State electorate(s)Cessnock[6]
Federal division(s)Hunter[7]
WebsiteCity of Cessnock
LGAs around City of Cessnock:
Singleton Singleton, Maitland Maitland
Singleton City of Cessnock Newcastle
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury Lake Macquarie,
Central Coast

The City of Cessnock is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area under administration is located to the west of Newcastle. The largest population centre and council seat is the city of Cessnock.

The mayor of the City of Cessnock Council is Cr. Jay Suvaal, a member of Country Labor.[8]

  1. ^ "Cessnock". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ "PROCLAMATION – Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001) – 7 Mar 1906". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Cessnock City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  5. ^ "City of Cessnock Council". New South Wales Department of Local Government. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Federal Electorate Search: Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).