City of Canada Bay

City of Canada Bay sign, Concord Road, North Strathfield

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 Template:Convert and as at the Template:CensusAU had a resident population of 89,177.<ref name="Census2016">Template:Census 2016 AUS</ref> The city is ultimately named after Canada Bay, a bay and suburb along the Parramatta River.

Councillor Michael Megna was appointed to be mayor on 25 January 2024, and the deputy mayor is Joseph Cordaro.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Location and topography

The 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

Suburbs in the City of Canada Bay are: Template:Div col

• 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: Template:Div col

• Birkenhead Point
• Concord Repatriation General Hospital
• Concord Oval

Demographics

At the Template:CensusAU 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.<ref name="Census2021"/>

Population growth in the City of Canada Bay between the Template:CensusAU and the Template:CensusAU was 10.73 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the Template:CensusAU, 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.<ref name="Census2001C"/><ref name="Census2001D"/><ref name="Census2006"/><ref name="Census2011"/>

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.<ref name="Census2021"/>

Selected historical Census data for Canada Bay Local Government Area
Census year			2001<ref name="Census2001C">Template:Census 2001 AUS</ref><ref name="Census2001D">Template:Census 2001 AUS</ref>	2006<ref name="Census2006">Template:Census 2006 AUS</ref>	2011<ref name="Census2011">Template:Census 2011 AUS</ref>	2016<ref name="Census2016"/>	2021<ref name="Census2021" />
Population		Estimated residents on census night	59,371	Template:Gain 65,742	Template:Gain 75,763	Template:Gain 88,015	Template:Gain 89,177
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			28Template:Small	Template:Gain 27Template:Small
		% of New South Wales population			1.10%	Template:Increase 1.17%	Template:Decrease 1.10%
		% of Australian population	0.32%	Template:Profit 0.33%	Template:Profit 0.35%	Template:Increase 0.38%	Template:Decrease 0.35%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		English			16.5%	Template:Decrease 15.4%	Template:Increase 19.0%
		Australian			16.3%	Template:Decrease 13.8%	Template:Increase 17.6%
		Chinese			9.1%	Template:Increase 13.3%	Template:Increase 16.2%
		Italian			12.8%	Template:Decrease 12.6%	Template:Increase 15.2%
		Irish			7.5%	Template:Decrease 7.1%	Template:Increase 8.6%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	1.7%	Template:Profit 2.7%	Template:Profit 5.1%	Template:Increase 9.8%	Template:Decrease 8.6%
		Italian	12.2%	Template:Loss 10.1%	Template:Loss 8.8%	Template:Decrease 7.1%	Template:Decrease 6.0%
		Korean	n/c	Template:Profit 2.2%	Template:Profit 3.1%	Template:Increase 4.0%	Template:Decrease 3.2%
		Cantonese	2.7%	Template:Profit 3.3%	Template:Profit 3.7%	Template:Increase 3.9%	Template:Steady 3.9%
		Greek	3.3%	Template:Loss 2.9%	Template:Loss 2.8%	Template:Decrease 2.2%	Template:Decrease 2.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	43.4%	Template:Loss 41.7%	Template:Loss 39.2%	Template:Loss 33.9%	Template:Decrease 33.7%
		No religion, so described	11.1%	Template:Profit 13.4%	Template:Profit 18.6%	Template:Increase 27.7%	Template:Increase 31.5%
		Not stated	n/c	n/c	n/c	Template:Increase 8.7%	Template:Decrease 5.3%
		Anglican	15.8%	Template:Loss 13.4%	Template:Loss 11.2%	Template:Loss 7.9%	Template:Increase 6.4%
		Eastern Orthodox	5.1%	Template:Steady 5.1%	Template:Profit 7.2%	Template:Loss 4.2%	Template:Increase 4.4%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		$664	Template:Increase $782	Template:Increase $882	Template:Increase $1,107
		% of Australian median income		142.5%	Template:Decrease 135.5%	Template:Decrease 133.2%	Template:Increase 137.5%
Family income		Median weekly family income		$1,510	Template:Increase $2,152	Template:Increase $2,361	Template:Increase $2,870
		% of Australian median income		147.0%	Template:Decrease 145.3%	Template:Decrease 136.2%	Template:Decrease 135.3%
Household income		Median weekly household income		$1,773	Template:Increase $1,817	Template:Increase $2,061	Template:Increase $2,371
		% of Australian median income		151.4%	Template:Decrease 147.2%	Template:Decrease 143.3%	Template:Decrease 135.7%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house		51.2%	Template:Decrease 45.5%	Template:Decrease 38.6%	Template:Decrease 37.0%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse		10.6%	Template:Increase 12.0%	Template:Decrease 9.3%	Template:Increase 9.6%
		Flat or apartment		37.6%	Template:Increase 41.8%	Template:Increase 50.7%	Template:Increase 52.2%

Council

Current composition and election method

Canada 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.

Party		Councillors
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	5
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	3
Template:Australian party style|	Greens	1
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
Template:Australian party style|	Michael Megna	Liberal	Mayor 2024–present
Template:Australian party style|	Charles Jago	Greens
Template:Australian party style|	Andrew Ferguson	Labor
Template:Australian party style|	Anthony Bazouni	Liberal
Template:Australian party style|	Hugo Robinson	Liberal
Template:Australian party style|	Maria Cirillo	Labor
Template:Australian party style|	Sylvia Lee	Liberal
Template:Australian party style|	David Mansford	Labor
Template:Australian party style|	Mastourah Meuross	Liberal

Mayors

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History

A 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 Template:Convert and support a population of approximately 163,000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• List of local government areas of New South Wales
• City of Canada Bay Museum

External links

• City of Canada Bay website
• Suburbs of Canada Bay
• Archived site with a brief history of the area
• Canada in Australia: Canadian Department of Foreign and International Affairs

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