Canterbury-Bankstown Council
| Canterbury-Bankstown Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of Canterbury-Bankstown in Sydney area | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 346,302 (2016 census)[1] (4th in Australia; 1st in New South Wales) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4,810/km2 (12,460/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 72 km2 (27.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Administrator | Richard Colley | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Canterbury-Bankstown Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Canterbury-Bankstown Council is a local government area located in the south-western suburbs of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 from a merger of the City of Canterbury and the City of Bankstown,[2] after a review of local government in New South Wales by the state government.
The Council comprises an area of 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 346,302.[1]
The Administrator of Canterbury-Bankstown Council is Richard Colley, until elections for the Council are held on 9 September 2017.[3]
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the Canterbury-Bankstown Council area are:
- Ashbury (with a minor portion within the Inner West Council)
- Bankstown
- Bankstown Aerodrome
- Bass Hill
- Belfield (with parts within the Municipality of Strathfield)
- Belmore
- Beverly Hills (with parts within Georges River Council)
- Birrong
- Campsie
- Canterbury
- Chester Hill (with parts within Cumberland Council)
- Chullora
- Clemton Park
- Croydon Park (with parts within Burwood Council and the Inner West Council)
- Condell Park
- Earlwood
- East Hills
- Georges Hall
- Greenacre (with a minor portion with the Strathfield)
- Hurlstone Park (with a minor portion with the Inner West Council)
- Kingsgrove (with parts within Georges River Council and Bayside Council)
- Lakemba
- Lansdowne
- Milperra
- Mount Lewis
- Narwee (with parts within Georges River Council)
- Padstow
- Padstow Heights
- Panania
- Picnic Point
- Potts Hill
- Punchbowl
- Regents Park (with parts within Cumberland Council)
- Revesby
- Revesby Heights
- Riverwood (with parts within Georges River Council)
- Roselands
- Sefton
- Villawood (with parts within Fairfield Council)
- Wiley Park
- Yagoona
Demographics
| Selected historical census data for Canterbury-Bankstown Council local government area | ||||||
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| Census year | 2016[1] | |||||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 346,302 | ||||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 1st | |||||
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| Ancestry, top responses | English | |||||
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| Italian | ||||||
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| Irish | ||||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Italian | |||||
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| Cantonese | ||||||
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| Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | |||||
| No religion | ||||||
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| Eastern Orthodox | ||||||
| Buddhism | ||||||
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Council composition
The Canterbury-Bankstown Council is under the management of Administrator Richard Colley and Interim General Manager Matthew Stewart until elections are held on 9 September 2017. The Code of meeting practice for Bankstown City Council will be used as the provisional code for the new council.[3] The first meeting of the council was held at Bankstown Council Chambers on 24 May 2016.[4] Jim Montague PSM, Canterbury Council General Manager from 1983–2016, was initially proclaimed as a Deputy General Manager of the new council, but retired two weeks after the proclamation.[5]
| Council Administration | Notes | |
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| Administrator | Richard Colley | General Manager of Bankstown 2000–2007 and Administrator of Wollongong 2010–2011 |
| General Manager | Matthew Stewart | General Manager of Bankstown 2010–2016 |
Future council
The next council elections for the newly formed area will occur on or about 9 September 2017. That election will be for fifteen Councillors elected proportionally in three wards, with five councillors elected in each ward.[3]
The names of the wards are as follows:[2]
- Revesby Ward
- Bass Hill Ward
- Bankstown Ward
- Roselands Ward
- Canterbury Ward
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Canterbury-Bankstown (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Canterbury-Bankstown Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 [NSW] - Schedule 2 - Provisions for Canterbury-Bankstown Council" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. p. 14. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Taylor, James (29 May 2016). "First Canterbury Bankstown merged council meeting with administrator Richard Colley over in a flash". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Ngo, Cindy (31 May 2016). "Former Canterbury Council general manager Jim Montague steps down and bids farewell to local government after 50 years". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 8 October 2016.