City of Willoughby

City of Willoughby
New South Wales
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Coordinates33°48′S 151°11′E / 33.800°S 151.183°E / -33.800; 151.183
Population
 • Density3,346/km2 (8,665/sq mi)
Established23 October 1865
Area22.6 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
MayorTanya Taylor
Council seatChatswood
RegionMetropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteCity of Willoughby
LGAs around City of Willoughby:
Ku-ring-gai Ku-ring-gai Northern Beaches
Ryde City of Willoughby Northern Beaches
Lane Cove North Sydney Mosman

The City of Willoughby is a local government area on the Lower North Shore of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.[3] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Sydney central business district. It was first proclaimed in October 1865 as the Municipality of North Willoughby.

The main commercial centre of the City of Willoughby is Chatswood, home to one of Sydney's suburban skyscraper clusters. Other commercial centres are the suburbs of Willoughby, St Leonards and Artarmon. Willoughby is situated on an elevated plateau, and all of Sydney's television stations broadcast from towers in the area. Within the City of Willoughby is the Royal North Shore Hospital, located at St Leonards, one of Sydney's major hospitals.

The Council comprises an area of 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi), and as at the 2021 census had an estimated population of 75,613.[4]

  1. ^ "2021 Willoughby, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
  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. ^ "NSW Electoral Commission – Local Government Elections 2012". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015.
  4. ^ "2021 Willoughby, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".