| City of Canterbury-Bankstown New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| • Density | 3,348.4/km2 (8,672/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 110.8 km2 (42.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Bilal El-Hayek | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bankstown | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Canterbury-Bankstown | ||||||||||||||
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Canterbury-Bankstown Council, trading as the City of Canterbury Bankstown, is a local government area in the Canterbury-Bankstown region[a] of Sydney, 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,[3] after a review of local government areas by the NSW Government.
The City of Canterbury Bankstown comprises an area of 110.8 square kilometres (42.8 sq mi) and as per the 2021 census, had a population of 371,006 making it the second most populous local government area in New South Wales.
The current mayor is Bilal El-Hayek, a member of the Labor Party, who was elected on 11 May 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Canterbury-Bankstown (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Canterbury-Bankstown Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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