Blacktown City Council

Blacktown City Council
New South Wales
Blacktown City Council; New South Wales
	Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	33°46′S 150°55′E / 33.767°S 150.917°E
Population	396,776 (2021 census)
• Density	1,607.0/km2 (4,162.2/sq mi)
Established	6 March 1906 (Shire); 17 June 1961 (Municipality); 9 March 1979 (City)
Area	246.9 km2 (95.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Mayor	Brad Bunting
Council seat	Civic Centre, Blacktown
Region	Western Sydney
State electorate(s)	Blacktown; Winston Hills; Mount Druitt, Riverstone; Londonderry, Prospect; Badgerys Creek;
Federal division(s)	Chifley; Greenway; McMahon;
Website	Blacktown City Council
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Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blacktown Shire and becoming the Municipality of Blacktown in 1961 before gaining city status in 1979, the City occupies an area of 246.9 square kilometres (95.3 sq mi) and has a population of 410,419, making it the most populous local government area in Sydney.^[2] It is a member council of the Hawkesbury River County Council.

The Mayor of Blacktown City Council is Councillor Brad Bunting following the death of then-mayor Tony Bleasdale OAM, a member of the Australian Labor Party who died 3 May 2024.^[3]