City of Botany Bay

City of Botany Bay
New South Wales
Population39,356 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density1,471/km2 (3,810/sq mi)
Established29 March 1888 (Botany)
11 May 1996 (Botany Bay)
Abolished9 September 2016
Area26.75 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
MayorBen Keneally (Labor)
Council seatBotany Town Hall, Botany
RegionSouth-Eastern Sydney
ParishBotany
WebsiteCity of Botany Bay
LGAs around City of Botany Bay:
Marrickville Sydney Randwick
Marrickville City of Botany Bay Randwick
Rockdale Botany Bay Randwick

The City of Botany Bay was a local government area in the Eastern Suburbs region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area encompassed the suburbs to the north of Botany Bay, such as Botany. First proclaimed in 1888 as the "Borough of Botany", the council became the "Municipality of Botany" from 1906 to 1996, when it was proclaimed a city as the "City of Botany Bay".

The administrative centre was located at Mascot, which is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the Sydney central business district. The city was amalgamated with the neighbouring City of Rockdale on 9 September 2016 to form Bayside Council. The last mayor of the City of Botany Bay prior to amalgamation was Cr. Ben Keneally, a member of the Labor Party and the husband of Kristina Keneally, a former Premier of New South Wales.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (21 June 2012). "2011 Census QuickStats: Botany Bay (C)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2012.