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The Hills Shire is a local government area of in the north western region of Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, Australia

Australia

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. The area encompasses 380 square kilometres stretching from North Parramatta in the south to Wiseman's Ferry on the Hawkesbury River in the north.

Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics

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during 2003-04, there:

were 70,259 wage and salary earners (ranked 6th in New South Wales and 13th in Australia, 2.7% of New South Wales's 2,558,415 and 0.9% of Australia's 7,831,856)
was a total income of $3,330,824,367 (around $3.3 billion) (ranked 4th in New South Wales and 8th in Australia, 3.1% of New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 (around $107 billion) and 1.1% of Australia's $304,034,755,876 (around $304 billion)
was an estimated average
Average
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income per wage and salary earner of $47,408 (ranked 15th in New South Wales and 40th in Australia, 114% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 122% of Australia's $38,820)
was an estimated median
Median
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income per wage and salary earner of $40,106 (ranked 11th in New South Wales and 33rd in Australia, 113% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 117% of Australia's $34,149).

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs at least partially within The Hills Shire are:

Annangrove
Annangrove, New South Wales
Annangrove is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Annangrove is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and part of the Hills District region....

(North Ward)
Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...

(West Ward/Central Ward/East Ward)
Beaumont Hills
Beaumont Hills, New South Wales
Beaumont Hills is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Beaumont Hills is located 40 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the The Hills Shire...

(North Ward)
Bella Vista
Bella Vista, New South Wales
Bella Vista is a suburb of north-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bella Vista is located 33 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the The Hills Shire. Bella Vista is part of the Greater Western Sydney region and the Hills...

(West Ward)
Box Hill
Box Hill, New South Wales
Box Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Box Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and part of the Hills District region....

(North Ward)
Carlingford
Carlingford, New South Wales
Carlingford is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carlingford is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the The Hills Shire, Hornsby Shire and the City of Parramatta...

(East Ward)
Castle Hill
Castle Hill, New South Wales
Castle Hill is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Castle Hill is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Hills District of the Greater Western Sydney region...

(Central Ward/West Ward)
Cattai
Cattai, New South Wales
Cattai is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cattai is located 63 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of The Hills Shire and City of Hawkesbury....

(North Ward)
Cherrybrook
Cherrybrook, New South Wales
Cherrybrook is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cherrybrook is located 27 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire...

(North Ward)
Dural
Dural, New South Wales
Dural is a semi-rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dural is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and The Hills Shire. Dural is part of the Hills District, in Northern Sydney...

(North Ward)
Glenhaven
Glenhaven, New South Wales
Glenhaven is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenhaven is located 32 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire, part of the Hills District region.-History:...

(North Ward/Central Ward)
Glenorie
Glenorie, New South Wales
Glenorie is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenorie is located 44 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of The Hills Shire and Hornsby Shire. Glenorie is part of the Hills District.-Aboriginal culture:The...

(North Ward)
Kellyville
Kellyville, New South Wales
Kellyville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kellyville is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire, part of the Hills District region.-History:...

(North Ward/West Ward)
Kenthurst
Kenthurst, New South Wales
Kenthurst is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kenthurst is located 39 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and part of the Hills District region....

(North Ward)
Leets Vale
Leets Vale, New South Wales
Leets Vale is a village of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Leets Vale is located 83 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of The Hills Shire....

(North Ward)
Lower Portland
Lower Portland, New South Wales
Lower Portland is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lower Portland is located 80 kilometres northwest of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of The Hills Shire Lower Portland is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales,...

(North Ward)
Maraylya
Maraylya, New South Wales
Maraylya is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Maraylya is located 43 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and the City of Hawkesbury. The western part of Maraylya is proned to flooding after heavy...

(North Ward)
Maroota
Maroota, New South Wales
Maroota is a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Maroota is located 83 kilometres northwest of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of The Hills Shire and Hornsby Shire....

(North Ward)
Middle Dural
Middle Dural, New South Wales
Middle Dural is a semi-rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dural is located 37 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and The Hills Shire. Dural is in the Upper North Shore region...

(North Ward)
Nelson
Nelson, New South Wales
Nelson is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Nelson is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and is part of the Hills District.-External links:...

(North Ward)
Northmead
Northmead, New South Wales
Northmead is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Northmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Parramatta and The Hills Shire...

(East Ward)
North Parramatta
North Parramatta, New South Wales
North Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Parramatta is located 24 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta...

(East Ward)
North Rocks
North Rocks, New South Wales
North Rocks is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Rocks is located 26 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire, in the Hills District.-History:...

(East Ward)
Oatlands
Oatlands, New South Wales
Oatlands is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Oatlands is located 23 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Parramatta and The Hills Shire...

(East Ward)
Rouse Hill
Rouse Hill, New South Wales
Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...

(North Ward)
Sackville North
Sackville North, New South Wales
Sackville North is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sackville North is located 80 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire....

(North Ward)
South Maroota
South Maroota, New South Wales
South Maroota is a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. South Maroota is located 72 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire.-Recreation:...

(North Ward)
West Pennant Hills
West Pennant Hills, New South Wales
West Pennant Hills is a suburb located in the Hills District region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. West Pennant Hills is located 25 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and The Hills Shire...

(East Ward/Central Ward)
Wisemans Ferry
Wisemans Ferry, New South Wales
Wisemans Ferry is a town north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wisemans Ferry is located 75 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire, The Hills Shire, City of Hawkesbury and City of Gosford.The town is a...

(North Ward)

Council

The Hills Shire Council is composed of twelve councillors elected disproportionally. The shire is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is not directly elected. The current makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	8
	Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	4
	Total	12

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Ward	Central Ward		Peter Dimbrowsky	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
	Justin Taunton	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
	Tony Hay	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
East Ward		Larry Bolitho	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
		Andrew Jefferies	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
		David Bentham	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
North Ward		Gregory Burnett	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Mayor
		Robyn Preston	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
		Barbara Burton	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
West Ward		Mike Thomas	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
		Michelle Byrne	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	Deputy Mayor
		Raymond Harty	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

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