| Bayside Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||||
 Rockdale Town Hall | |||||||||||||||
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| Population |
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| • Density | 3,120/km2 (8,100/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 9 September 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 50 km2 (19.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Ed McDougall | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Rockdale Town Hall | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney (Southern Sydney, Eastern Suburbs) | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Botany, St George | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Bayside Council | ||||||||||||||
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Bayside Council is a local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located around part of Botany Bay, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the Sydney CBD. It includes suburbs of Southern Sydney as well as a portion in the Eastern Suburbs.[3] It comprises an area of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 156,058.[4][1]
The council was formed on 9 September 2016 from the merger of the City of Botany Bay and the City of Rockdale.[5]
The Council's mayor is Ed McDougall, of the Australian Labor Party, elected by the Council on 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockdale (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Merger Proposal:City of Botany Bay Council & Rockdale City Council" (PDF). NSW Government. January 2016. p. 13. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Botany Bay (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Bayside Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
