Bayside Council
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 small portion in the Eastern suburbs, south-east of the Sydney CBD.[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]
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• Density | 3,120/km2 (8,100/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 9 September 2016 (2016-09-09) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 50 km2 (19.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Bill Saravinovski | ||||||||||||||
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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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 Bill Saravinovski, of the Australian Labor Party, elected by the Council on 20 September 2023.