Hornsby Shire
Hornsby Shire is a local government area situated on the Upper North Shore as well as parts of the Hills District, of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The shire stretches from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry, some 53 kilometres (33 mi) to the north, making it the largest local government council in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan region by total area. As of the 2016 census the shire had an estimated population of 142,667.
| Hornsby Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.7°S 151.1°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 151,811 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 333.7/km2 (864.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 6 March 1906 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 455 km2 (175.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Philip Ruddock (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Hornsby | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Hornsby Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The mayor of Hornsby Shire is Cr Philip Ruddock, a member of the Liberal Party, who was elected on 9 September 2017.
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