City of Hume

City of Hume
Victoria
City of Hume; Victoria
	Location within Melbourne metropolitan area
Population	243,901 (2021) (22nd)
• Density	483.9/km2 (1,253.4/sq mi)
Area	504 km2 (194.6 sq mi)
Mayor	Naim Kurt
Council seat	Broadmeadows
Region	Greater Melbourne
State electorate(s)	Broadmeadows; Greenvale; Kalkallo; Sunbury;
Federal division(s)	Calwell; Hawke; Maribyrnong;
Website	City of Hume
	LGAs around City of Hume:

The City of Hume is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[2] It includes the outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre.

It has an area of 504 square kilometres, and in June 2018 it had a population of 224,394.^[1] The City was formed on 15 December 1994 after the amalgamation of most of the City of Broadmeadows, the Shire of Bulla and parts of the City of Keilor and City of Whittlesea.

The City was Australia's first local government to introduce a Bill of Rights for its denizens in 2004, following the establishment of a Social Justice Charter in 2001.^[3] This Bill of Rights predates the State Government's Charter of Rights and Responsibilities by three years, and is more sweeping in that it explicitly includes economic, social, and cultural rights.^{[citation needed]}

Council

Mayors (1997– current)

No.	Mayor	No.	Deputy Mayor	Term
1	Carl Lewis	1	Bill Muir	1997-1998
2	Bill Muir	2	Dott White	1998–1999
3	Jack Ogilvie	3	Graeme Marr	1999–2000
4	Gary Jungwirth	4	Drew Jessop	2000–2001
5	Drew Jessop	5	Burhan Yigit	2001–2002
6	Ann Potter	6	Mohamad Abbouche	2002–2003
7	Burhan Yigit	7	Kevin Sheahan	2003–2004
8	Mohamad Abbouche	8	Gary Jungwirth	2004
9	Kevin Sheehan	9	Adem Atmaca	2004–2005
10	Adem Atmaca	10	Ann Potter	2005–2006
(4)	Gary Jungwirth	(4)	Drew Jessop	2006–2007
(8)	Mohamad Abbouche	11	Moya Kathryn	2007–2008
(3)	Jack Ogilvie	12	Ros Spence	2008–2009
11	Geoff Porter	(12)	Ros Spence	2009–2010
12	Helen Patsikatheodorou	(12)	Ros Spence	2010–2011
13	Ros Spence	13	Vic Dougall	2011-2012
(11)	Geoff Porter	14	Casey Nunn	2012–2013
14	Casey Nunn	(9)	Adem Atmaca	2013–2014
(10)	Adem Atmaca	15	Alan Bolton	2014–2015
(12)	Helen Patsikatheodorou	16	Chandra Bamunusinghe	2015–2016
(5)	Drew Jessop	(10)	Ann Potter	2016-2017
(11)	Geoff Porter	17	Carly Moore	2017-2018
15	Carly Moore	18	Naim Kurt	2018-2019
(15)	Carly Moore	19	Karen Sherry	2019-2020 ^{[Note 1]}
(15)	Carly Moore	20	Jack Medcraft	2019-2020 ^{[Note 1]}
16	Joseph Haweil	(20)	Jack Medcraft	2020-2021
(15)	Carly Moore	21	Sam Misho	2021-2022
(16)	Joseph Haweil	(19)	Karen Sherry	2022-2023
17	Naim Kurt	(19)	Karen Sherry	2023-2024

Current composition and election method

Since 2012, Hume has been divided into three wards – Aitken, Jacksons Creek and Meadow Valley — each of which elect a total of 11 Councillors:

Aitken Ward (4 Councillors)
Jacksons Creek Ward (3 Councillors)
Meadow Valley Ward (4 Councillors)

Council elections are counted using single transferable vote. Voting is compulsory for residents who are on the voters' roll for local council elections, but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections. The Mayor is a serving councillor, chosen annually by councillors. The most recent council election was held in October 2020.^[4] The next election will take place in October 2024.

2020–2024

Ward	Councillor^[5]	Notes
Aitken	Carly Moore
	Jodi Jackson
	Joseph Haweil
	Jim Overend
Jacksons Creek	Jack Medcraft
	Jarrod Bell
	Trevor Dance
Meadow Valley	Chris Hollow
	Karen Sherry	Deputy Mayor
	Naim Kurt	Mayor
	Sam Misho

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 243,901 up from 197,376 in the 2016 census^[6]

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Attwood	3,419	3,309
Broadmeadows	11,970	12,524
Bulla	675	668
Campbellfield	5,056	4,977
Clarkefield^	320	303
Coolaroo	3,191	3,193
Craigieburn	50,347	65,178
Dallas	6,810	6,762
Diggers Rest^	2,763	5,669
Fawkner^	14,043	14,274
Gladstone Park	8,338	8,213
Greenvale	15,466	21,274
Jacana	2,128	2,187
Kalkallo	105	5,548
Keilor^	5,853	5,906
Meadow Heights	14,842	14,890
Melbourne Airport	104	64
Mickleham	3,142	17,452
Oaklands Junction	433	439
Roxburgh Park	21,817	24,129
Somerton	0	6
Sunbury	36,084	38,851
Tullamarine^	6,605	6,733
Westmeadows	5,848	6,502
Wildwood	216	244
Yuroke	142	123

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Notes

^ "Hume City Council Statutory Meeting 2019" (PDF). A motion was approved to have two Deputy Mayors for the 2019/20 year under the 1989 Local Government Act. Cr Sherry, Cr Haweil, and Cr Medcraft contested. Cr Sherry was elected first Deputy Mayor with 7 votes. Cr Medcraft defeated Cr Haweil 8-2 for the second Deputy Mayoral position.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^ "Hume". Liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ editors: Gelber, Katharine and Stone, Adrienne (2007). Hate Speech and Freedom of Speech in Australia. pp. 10–11. ISBN 9781862876538. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Hume City Council Election Results 2020". Victorian Electoral Commission. October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "Hume City Council - Your Councillors". www.hume.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.