The City of Canada Bay is a local government area in the Inner West region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The city was formed on 1 December 2000, following the merger of Concord and Drummoyne councils. The city covers an area of 19.82 square kilometres (7.65 sq mi) and as at the 2021 census had a resident population of 89,177.[3] The city is ultimately named after Canada Bay, a bay and suburb along the Parramatta River.
| City of Canada Bay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°51′S 151°09′E / 33.850°S 151.150°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 4,585/km2 (11,880/sq mi) [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 December 2000[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 19.93 km2 (7.7 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Michael Megna | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Drummoyne | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Inner West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Reid | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Canada Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Councillor Michael Megna was appointed to be mayor on 25 January 2024, and the deputy mayor is Joseph Cordaro.[4]
Location and topography
editThe City of Canada Bay is located in the northern part of the Inner West region of Sydney. To the north it is bounded by the Parramatta River, and to the south by Parramatta Road. In the east and west, it is bounded by two large bays: Iron Cove in the east, and Homebush Bay in the west. At its centre is a third large bay, Hen and Chicken Bay. (The eponymous Canada Bay is an inlet of the larger Hen and Chicken Bay.) As a result, the area is largely in the form of two peninsulas, linked by a narrow strip of land at its centre, which is the location of the eponymous suburb of Canada Bay. As a result of its geographical layout, many of the suburbs in the City of Canada Bay enjoy water frontages onto one of the bays of Parramatta River.
Suburbs and localities in the local government area
editSuburbs in the City of Canada Bay are:
- Abbotsford
- Breakfast Point
- Cabarita
- Canada Bay
- Chiswick
- Concord
- Concord West
- Drummoyne
- Five Dock
- Liberty Grove
- Mortlake
- North Strathfield
- Rhodes
- Rodd Point
- Russell Lea
- Strathfield (minor, with most of the suburb within Strathfield and other parts in Burwood)
- Wareemba
Some of the localities in the City of Canada Bay are:
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census there were approximately 89,177 people in the Canada Bay Local Government Area; of these 48.2 per cent identified as male and 51.8 per cent identified as female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6 per cent of the population. The median age of people in the City of Canada Bay was 39 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.8 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49.9 per cent were married and 10.3 per cent were either divorced or separated.[1]
Population growth in the City of Canada Bay between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 10.73 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 15.24 per cent. At the 2016 Census, the population in the City of Canada Bay increased by 16.17 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in Canada Bay Local Government Area was nearly double the national average.[5][6][7][8]
The median weekly income for residents within the City of Canada Bay was higher than the national average, this upwards trend could also be seen across family and personal incomes.[1]
| Selected historical Census data for Canada Bay Local Government Area | |||||||
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| Census year | 2001[5][6] | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[3] | 2021[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 59,371 |  65,742 |
75,763 |
88,015 |
89,177
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| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 28th | 27th |
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| % of New South Wales population | 1.10% | 1.17% |
 1.10%
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| % of Australian population | 0.32% | 0.33% |
0.35% |
0.38% |
0.35%
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| Cultural and language diversity | |||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
English | 16.5% | 15.4% |
19.0%
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| Australian | 16.3% | 13.8% |
17.6%
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| Chinese | 9.1% | 13.3% |
16.2%
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| Italian | 12.8% | 12.6% |
15.2%
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| Irish | 7.5% | 7.1% |
8.6%
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| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Mandarin | 1.7% | 2.7% |
5.1% |
9.8% |
8.6%
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| Italian | 12.2% | 10.1% |
8.8% |
7.1% |
6.0%
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| Korean | n/c | 2.2% |
3.1% |
4.0% |
3.2%
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| Cantonese | 2.7% | 3.3% |
3.7% |
3.9% |
 3.9%
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| Greek | 3.3% | 2.9% |
2.8% |
2.2% |
2.1%
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| Religious affiliation | |||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 43.4% | 41.7% |
39.2% |
33.9% |
33.7%
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| No religion, so described | 11.1% | 13.4% |
18.6% |
27.7% |
31.5%
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| Not stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 8.7% |
5.3%
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| Anglican | 15.8% | 13.4% |
11.2% |
7.9% |
6.4%
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| Eastern Orthodox | 5.1% | 5.1% |
7.2% |
4.2% |
4.4%
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| Median weekly incomes | |||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | $664 | $782 |
$882 |
$1,107
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| % of Australian median income | 142.5% | 135.5% |
133.2% |
137.5%
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| Family income | Median weekly family income | $1,510 | $2,152 |
$2,361 |
$2,870
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| % of Australian median income | 147.0% | 145.3% |
136.2% |
135.3%
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| Household income | Median weekly household income | $1,773 | $1,817 |
$2,061 |
$2,371
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| % of Australian median income | 151.4% | 147.2% |
143.3% |
135.7%
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| Dwelling structure | |||||||
| Dwelling type | Separate house | 51.2% | 45.5% |
38.6% |
37.0%
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| Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse | 10.6% | 12.0% |
9.3% |
9.6%
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| Flat or apartment | 37.6% | 41.8% |
50.7% |
52.2%
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Council
editCurrent composition and election method
editCanada Bay City Council is composed of nine councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor has been directly elected since 2004 while the eight other Councillors are elected proportionally as one ward. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024.
Michael Megna was appointed Mayor of the City of Canada Bay by the NSW Governor on 25 January 2024, following his nomination by fellow Councillors in December 2023.
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 5 | |
| Labor | 3 | |
| Greens | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Megna | Liberal | Mayor 2024–present | |
| Charles Jago | Greens | ||
| Andrew Ferguson | Labor | ||
| Anthony Bazouni | Liberal | ||
| Hugo Robinson | Liberal | ||
| Maria Cirillo | Labor | ||
| Sylvia Lee | Liberal | ||
| David Mansford | Labor | ||
| Mastourah Meuross | Liberal | ||
Mayors
editElection results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greens | 1. Charles Jago (elected 1) 2. Tailoi Ling 3. Neil Smith 4. Pauline Tyrrell 5. Tony Adams |
7,836 | 16.39 | +6.59 | |
| Labor | 1. Andrew Ferguson (elected 2) 2. Maria Cirillo (elected 5) 3. David Mansford (elected 7) 4. Vivek Goyal 5. Kathryn Zerk 6. Jessica Handley 7. Xiaojun Li |
18,018 | 37.70 | +8.4 | |
| Liberal | 1. Michael Megna 2. Anthony Bazouni (elected 3) 3. Hugo Robinson (elected 4) 4. Eunbong (Sylvia) Lee (elected 6) 5. Mastourah Meuross (elected 8) 6. Chris Burt 7. Samantha Andreacchio |
21,647 | 45.29 | +15.49 | |
| Libertarian | Kurt Pudniks | 295 | 0.62 | +0.62 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,796 | 94.86 | −0.54 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,592 | 5.14 | +0.54 | ||
| Turnout | 50,388 | 85.04 | −0.56 | ||
2021
edit| Elected councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Megna | Liberal | |
| Stephanie Di Pasqua | Liberal | |
| Anthony Bazouni | Liberal | |
| Julia Little | Labor | |
| Andrew Ferguson | Labor | |
| Joseph Cordaro | OLC | |
| Carmela Ruggeri | OLC | |
| Charles Jago | Greens | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 14,126 | 29.8 | −8.8 | ||
| Labor | 13,917 | 29.3 | −6.1 | ||
| Our Local Community | 12,867 | 27.1 | +27.1 | ||
| Greens | 4,653 | 9.8 | −1.5 | ||
| Independent | 1,909 | 4.0 | −4.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 47,472 | 95.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,312 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 49,784 | 85.6 | |||
| Party total seats | Seats | ± | |||
| Liberal | 3 |
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| Labor | 2 | 1
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| Our Local Community | 2 | 2
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| Greens | 1 |
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| Independent | 0 | 1
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2017
edit| Elected councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Megna | Liberal | |
| Julia Little | Labor | |
| Charles Jago | Greens | |
| Stephanie Di Pasqua | Liberal | |
| Andrew Ferguson | Labor | |
| Nicholas Yap | Liberal | |
| Marian Parnaby | Labor | |
| Daniela Ramondino | Independent (Group C) | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 16,756 | 38.6 | −5.9 | ||
| Labor | 15,383 | 35.4 | −8.1 | ||
| Greens | 49,11 | 11.3 | +0.8 | ||
| Independent (Group C) | 3,565 | 8.2 | +8.2 | ||
| Independent (Group B) | 2,697 | 6.2 | +6.2 | ||
| Independent | Max Gergis | 140 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,452 | 93.79 | |||
| Informal votes | 2,878 | 6.21 | |||
| Turnout | 46,330 | 80.67 | |||
History
editA 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Canada Bay merge with adjoining councils. The government proposed a merger of the Burwood, Canada Bay, and Strathfield Councils to form a new council with an area of 41 square kilometres (16 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 163,000.[11] In May 2016 Strathfield Council challenged the proposed merger between Strathfield, Burwood and Canada Bay and commenced proceedings in the New South Wales Land and Environment Court. After the Court heard that there were legal flaws in the report from the state government-appointed delegate who examined the proposal for merging the councils, the NSW Government withdrew from the case and the merger proposal stalled.[12] In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Strathfield, Burwood and Canada Bay local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Canada Bay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "City of Canada Bay Estimated Resident Population (ERP)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via Informed Decisions.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Canada Bay (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Mayor Michael Megna | City of Canada Bay Council". Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Concord (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Drummoyne (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Canada Bay (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Canada Bay (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Canada Bay". ABC News.
- ^ "Canada Bay". ABC News.
- ^ "Merger proposal: Burwood Council, City of Canada Bay Council, Strathfield Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Raper, Ashleigh (31 May 2016). "NSW council amalgamations: Strathfield, Burwood and Canada Bay merger stopped". ABC News. Australia. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Blumer, Clare; Chettle, Nicole (27 July 2017). "NSW council amalgamations: Mayors fight to claw back court dollars after backflip on merger". ABC News. Australia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
