The City of Randwick is a local government area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1859, Randwick is the second-oldest local government area in New South Wales, after the City of Sydney. It comprises an area of 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) and as per the 2021 census had a population of 134,252.

The mayor of the City of Randwick is Cr. Philipa Veitch, a member of the Greens party, who was first elected on 26 September 2023.

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

Suburbs and localities in the City of Randwick are:

These localities are also serviced by Randwick Council:

History

The name Randwick comes from the village of Randwick in Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of the district's first mayor Simeon Henry Pearce. The area was home to a few wealthy landowners and the poor residents of several shantytowns until the 1880s, when the coming of trams from Sydney brought extensive suburban development. This development continued steadily, with new tram lines (long since demolished) opening up most of the city for subdivision by the early 1900s. The New South Wales University of Technology opened at Kensington in 1949 on the site of Kensington Racecourse, eventually becoming the University of New South Wales.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the City of Randwick merge with the Waverley and Woollahra councils to form a new council with an area of 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 274,000. Following an independent review, in May 2016 the NSW Government sought to dismiss the council and force its amalgamation with Woollahra and Waverley councils. Woollahra Council instigated legal action claiming that there was procedural unfairness and that a KPMG report at the centre of merger proposals had been "misleading". The matter was heard before the NSW Court of Appeal who, in December 2016, unanimously dismissed Woollahra Council's appeal, finding no merit in its arguments that the proposed merger with Waverley and Randwick councils was invalid. In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Woollahra, Waverley and Randwick local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.

Town Clerks and General Managers

Name	Term	Notes
George Edson	1858 – 1862
Henry Hamburger	1863 – 1 April 1868
Edwin T. Sayers	1 April 1868 – 3 August 1870
Joseph Carroll	3 August 1870 – 7 November 1871
William Charles Norris	7 November 1871 – 18 July 1872
George Bond Gough	18 July 1872 – December 1875
James Edwin Graham	1 January 1876 – 6 February 1878
William Bethune	6 February 1878 – 21 October 1885
Cecil William Edward Bedford	21 October 1885 – 20 April 1898
Ernest Henry Strachan	27 April 1898 – January 1912
William Kirby Percival	8 February 1912 – 25 June 1937
Harry C. Rourke	25 June 1937 – 15 November 1938
Richard Thomas Latham	15 November 1938 – 1963
R. A. Woodward	1963–1982
Geoff J. Rose	1982–1991
A. V. Burgess	1991–1997
Gordon Messiter	1997 – July 2004
Ray Brownlee	2004 – 28 September 2018
Therese Manns	1 November 2018 – 10 October 2022
Kerry Kyriacou (Acting)	10 October 2022 – March 2023
Ray Brownlee PSM	March 2023 – present

Demographics

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At the 2016 census, there were 140,660 people in the Randwick local government area, of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the City of Randwick was 34 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 38.5% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the City of Randwick between the 2001 Census and the 2006 census was 1.10%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 7.59%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Randwick local government area was lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Randwick was higher than the national average.

Selected historical census data for Randwick local government area
Census year			2001	2006	2011	2016
Population		Estimated residents on census night	118,580	119,884	128,989	140,660
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		19th
		% of New South Wales population		1.90%	1.86%	1.88%
		% of Australian population	0.63%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%
		Estimated ATSI population on census night	1,351	1,474	1,842	2,144
		% of ATSI population to residents	1.1%	1.2%	1.4%	1.5%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			17.5%	15.3%
		English			18.5%	18.5%
		Chinese			9.4%	10.9%
		Irish			9.2%	9.8%
		Scottish			4.9%	5.0%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	2.7%	3.5%	4.8%	7.2%
		Greek	4.8%	4.3%	3.8%	3.2%
		Cantonese	4.2%	3.8%	3.4%	3.0%
		Indonesian	2.6%	2.0%	1.9%	1.6%
		Spanish	n/c	n/c	1.5%	1.6%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	31.6%	30.2%	29.4%	26.5%
		No religion	14.6%	17.5%	22.3%	31.5%
		Anglican	15.6%	14.0%	12.4%	8.9%
		Eastern Orthodox	7.3%	7.1%	6.5%	5.4%
		Judaism	n/c	3.6%	4.2%	n/c
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$593	A$718	A$834
		% of Australian median income		127.3%	124.4%	126.0%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,185	A$2,066	A$2,421
		% of Australian median income		115.4%	139.5%	139.6%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,579	A$1,577	A$1,916
		% of Australian median income		134.8%	127.8%	133.2%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house	30.2%	32.3%	30.6%	26.4%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	15.8%	14.7%	15.6%	16.5%
		Flat or apartment	51.7%	52.1%	53.3%	55.8%

Council

Mayor		Term	Notes
Mayor	Philipa Veitch	26 September 2023 – present
Deputy Mayor	Alexandra Luxford	26 September 2023 – present
General Manager		Term	Notes
Ray Brownlee		March 2023 – present

Current composition and election method

Randwick City Council is composed of fifteen councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards, each electing three councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected for a two-year term, with the deputy mayor for one year, by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Australian Labor Party	5
	Liberal Party of Australia	5
	The Greens	4
	Independent	1
	Total	15

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Central Ward		Daniel Rosenfeld	Liberal
		Dylan Parker	Labor	Elected 2017; Mayor 2021–2023.
		Kym Chapple	Greens	Deputy Mayor 2021–2022.
East Ward		Marea Wilson	Labor
		Michael Olive	Greens
		Joanne McCafferty	Liberal
North Ward		Rafaela Pandolfini	Greens	Deputy Mayor 2022–2023.
		Christie Hamilton	Liberal	Elected 2017.
		Kathy Neilson	Labor	Elected 2012; Mayor 2018–2019.
South Ward		Noel D'Souza	Independent	Elected 2012; Mayor 2015–2017; Deputy Mayor 2012–2013.
		Danny Said	Labor	Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2018–2019; Mayor 2019–2021.
		Bill Burst	Liberal
West Ward		Alexandra Luxford	Labor	Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2017–2018, 2023–present.
		Andrew Hay	Liberal
		Philipa Veitch	Greens	Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2019–2021; Mayor 2023–present.

Heritage listings

The City of Randwick has a number of heritage-listed sites, including those listed under the New South Wales Heritage Register:

• Centennial Park, 3R Oxford Street: Centennial Park Reservoir
• Centennial Park, 5R Oxford Street: Woollahra Reservoir
• Coogee, 45-51 Beach Street: Cliffbrook
• Coogee, Grant Reserve: McIver Women's Baths
• Coogee, 4b Neptune Street: Wylie's Baths
• Kensington, 85 Todman Avenue: Carthona (Kensington)
• La Perouse, Bare Island Fort
• La Perouse, 46 Adina Avenue: La Perouse Mission Church
• La Perouse, 1-39 Bunnerong Road: Chinese Market Gardens (La Perouse)
• Little Bay, 1430 Anzac Parade: Prince Henry Site
• Malabar, 1250 Anzac Parade: Long Bay Correctional Centre
• Malabar, Franklin Street: Malabar Headland
• Randwick, Centennial Park, Moore Park, Queens Park
• Randwick, 124 Alison Road: Randwick Post Office
• Randwick, 162 Alison Road: Randwick Presbyterian Church
• Randwick, 102-108 Avoca Street: St Jude's Church, Randwick
• Randwick, 211-215 Avoca Street: Corana and Hygeia
• Randwick, 128 Belmore Road: Sandgate (Randwick)
• Randwick, 60 Bundock Lane: Electricity Substation No. 341
• Randwick, 66 Frenchmans Road: Venice (Randwick)
• Randwick, 17 Gilderthorpe Avenue: Hooper Cottage
• Randwick, 16-18 Milford Street: Nugal Hall
• Randwick, 2S Frances Street: Electricity Substation No. 349
• Randwick, 43 St Marks Road: Rathven (Randwick)
• Randwick, 43 St Pauls Street: Ritz Cinema, Sydney
• Randwick, 18-20 Stanley Street: Emanuel School, Australia
• Randwick, 26-42 The Avenue: Avonmore Terrace
• Randwick, 29-39 Young Street: Big Stable Newmarket

Future

The new Kensington to Kingsford Planning Strategy by the City of Randwick will include 8 new plazas, more than a doubling of public space, and wider footpaths along the Anzac Parade. The general height controls along the Parade will increase to 31 metres, while the key intersections with Todman Avenue Strachan Street, and Nine-ways roundabout will be 57–60 metres. It will also require 5% affordable housing of new residential developments and a requirement that active street frontages are used for commercial activities.