City of Bankstown

City of Bankstown
New South Wales
A map showing the location of the city of Bankstown local government area in metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates33°55′S 151°02′E / 33.917°S 151.033°E / -33.917; 151.033
Population193,398 (2011 census)[1] (15th)
 • Density2,374/km2 (6,150/sq mi)
Established7 September 1895
Abolished12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area76.8 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
MayorKhal Asfour
Council seatBankstown
RegionInner West
WebsiteCity of Bankstown
LGAs around City of Bankstown:
Strathfield
City of Bankstown Canterbury
Sutherland Hurstville

The City of Bankstown was a local government area in the south-west region of Sydney, Australia, centred on the suburb of Bankstown, from 1895 to 2016. The last mayor of the City of Bankstown Council was Clr Khal Asfour, a member of the Labor Party.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries[broken anchor] by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Bankstown merge with the City of Canterbury to form a new council with an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 351,000.[2] On 12 May 2016, the NSW Government announced that Bankstown would merge with the City of Canterbury to be known as the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 June 2012). "2011 Census QuickStats: Bankstown (C)". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Merger proposal: Bankstown City Council, Canterbury City Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 28 February 2016.