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The City of Parramatta, also known as Parramatta Council, is a local government area located west of central Sydney in the Greater Western Sydney region. Parramatta Council is situated between the City of Ryde and Cumberland, where the Cumberland Plain meets the Hornsby Plateau, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The city occupies an area of 84 square kilometres (32 sq mi) spanning across suburbs in Greater Western Sydney including the Hills District, and a small section of Northern Sydney to the far north east of its area. According to the 2016 census, City of Parramatta had an estimated population of 226,149.[2] The city houses the Parramatta central business district which is one of the key suburban employment destinations for the region of Greater Western Sydney.

City of Parramatta New South Wales
Located in Greater Western Sydney, 2016 to date
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Coordinates	33°49′S 151°00′E
Population	256,729 (2021 census)[1] (12th)
• Density	3,056/km2 (7,920/sq mi)
Established	27 November 1861 (Municipality) 27 October 1938 (City)
Postcode(s)	2153, 2146, 2145, 2152, 2151, 2150, 2142, 2128, 2127, 2122, 2121, 2119, 2118, 2117, 2116, 2115, 2114
Area	84 km2 (32.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Lord Mayor	Donna Davis
Council seat	Parramatta Town Hall
Region	Greater Western Sydney
State electorate(s)	Auburn Baulkham Hills Epping Granville Parramatta Ryde Seven Hills
Federal division(s)	Bennelong Greenway Mitchell Parramatta Reid
Website	City of Parramatta
LGAs around City of Parramatta: Blacktown The Hills Hornsby Cumberland City of Parramatta Ryde Cumberland Cumberland Canada Bay & Strathfield

The Lord Mayor of the City of Parramatta since 10 January 2022 is The Right Worshipful Donna Davis, a member of the Australia Labor Party.[3]

History

First incorporated on 27 November 1861 as the "Municipality of Parramatta",[4] the first Mayor was emancipated convict John Williams who arrived in the colony in 1835. The council became known as the "Borough of Parramatta" on 23 December 1867 following the enactment of the Municipalities Act, 1867, and became a Municipality again following the 1906 Local Government Act. On 27 October 1938, the Local Government (City of Parramatta) Act was passed by the Parliament of New South Wales and proclaimed by the Governor, Lord Wakehurst, making the town the "City of Parramatta".[5][6]

From 1 January 1949 the "City of Parramatta" was re-formed following the passing of the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, when the councils of Ermington and Rydalmere (incorporated 1891), Dundas (incorporated 1889) and Granville (incorporated 1885) were merged into the council area. The Parramatta local government area was further expanded through the transfer of 10.7 km² from the Municipality of Blacktown in 1972.[7] In recognition of Parramatta's role Bi-centennial (coinciding with the Australian Bi-centennial), the title of 'Lord Mayor' was granted on 12 December 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II on the recommendation of Premier Nick Greiner. This made Parramatta the third Australian city that was not a capital to receive such an honour, after Newcastle and Wollongong.

2016 amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Parramatta be reformed, adding areas from several adjoining councils. The NSW Government subsequently proposed a merger of parts of Parramatta (Woodville Ward), Auburn and Holroyd and a second merger of parts of the rest of Parramatta and parts of Auburn, The Hills, Hornsby, and Holroyd to form a new council.[8][9]

On 12 May 2016, Parramatta City Council was abolished by the NSW Government. Parts of Auburn City Council (south of the M4 Western Motorway) and Parramatta City Council (Woodville Ward), and Holroyd City Council merged to form the Cumberland Council as a new local government area and the remainder of the Parramatta City Council, Auburn City Council north of the M4 Western Motorway (including Sydney Olympic Park), and small parts of Hornsby Shire, Holroyd and The Hills Shire were merged into the reformed "City of Parramatta".[10][11]

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the City of Parramatta are:[11]

Facilities

The City of Parramatta Council operates a central library, heritage centre and six branch libraries at Carlingford, Constitution Hill, Dundas Valley, Epping, Ermington and Wentworth Point. It also provides a public swimming pool at Epping, five childcare centres and over ten community centres.[12][13] The heritage-listed Parramatta Town Hall was completed in 1883 and houses the original Council chamber meeting rooms as well as other function rooms.[14]

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 226,149 people in the City of Parramatta local government area that comprised 84 square kilometres (32 sq mi), of these 50% were male and 50% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Parramatta was 34 years; notably below the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.2% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 55.4% were married and 9% were either divorced or separated.[2] At the 2016 Census, the Parramatta local government area was linguistically diverse, with a significantly higher than average proportion (54.2%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2%); and a significantly lower proportion (41.47) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7%). The most commonly reported religious affiliation was "No Religion", at 24.5%. The proportion of residents who stated a religious affiliation with Hinduism was approximately six times the national average, with the median weekly income for residents slightly above the national average.[2]

Selected historical census data for Parramatta local government area
Census year			2001[15]	2006[16]	2011[17]	2016[2]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	143,143	148,323	166,858	226,149
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		11th	11th	5th
		% of New South Wales population			2.41%	3.02%
		% of Australian population	0.76%	0.75%	0.78%	0.97%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian	23.9%	22.9%	18.1%	13.1%
		English	21.8%	17.8%	16.8%	13.7%
		Chinese	9.4%	11.2%	13.0%	16.4%
		Lebanese	9.5%	9.7%	9.5%
		Indian	3.4%	5.9%	9.1%	10.1%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Arabic	10.1%	10.7%	10.3%	3.2%
		Mandarin	3.0%	4.7%	5.9%	10.5%
		Cantonese	4.6%	5.0%	5.0%	6.5%
		Korean	2.0%	2.1%	2.7%	5.0%
		Hindi	1.3%	2.0%	2.6%	3.6%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	27.1%	26.0%	23.4%	20.8%
		No religion	10.7%	12.8%	15.0%	24.5%
		Anglican	15.8%	12.9%	10.3%	8.3%
		Islam	7.0%	8.2%	9.7%
		Hinduism	2.8%	5.3%	8.8%	11.3%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$443	A$544	A$722
		% of Australian median income		95.1%	94.3%	109.1%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,043	A$1,451	A$1,933
		% of Australian median income		101.6%	98.0%	111.5%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,172	A$1,288	A$1,759
		% of Australian median income		100.0%	104.4%	122.3%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house	61.2%	56.2%	52.8%	45.7%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	10.7	12.4%	13.4%	15.2%
		Flat or apartment	26.8%	30.7%	33.5%	38.4%

Council

Between May 2016 and September 2017, the council was managed by an Administrator appointed by the Government of New South Wales, Amanda Chadwick, until the first election for councillors took place on 9 September 2017.[11] The City of Parramatta Council comprises fifteen Councillors elected proportionally, with three Councillors in each ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Lord Mayor is elected for a two-year term, with the Deputy Lord Mayor for one year, by the Councillors at the first meeting of the council.

Office-holder		Term	Notes
Lord Mayor	Donna Davis	10 January 2022 – present	[3]
Deputy Lord Mayor	Sameer Pandey	10 January 2022 – present	[3]
CEO[18]		Term	Notes
Brett Newman		16 September 2019 – present	CEO, Property NSW[19]
Rik Hart (Acting)		11 March 2019 – 16 September 2019	General Manager Warringah and Inner West Councils[20]
Mark Stapleton		10 July 2018 – 11 March 2019	Director of Property and Significant Assets[21]
Sue Coleman (interim)		19 January 2018 – 10 July 2018	Group Manager City Services
Greg Dyer		12 May 2016 – 19 January 2018	CEO, Parramatta City Council 3 February 2014 – 12 May 2016[11][22][23][24][25]

Current composition

The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council, in order of election by ward, is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Australian Labor Party	7
	Our Local Community	4
	Independents	2
	Lorraine Wearne Independents	1
	The Greens	1
	Total	15

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Dundas Ward[26]		Pierre Esber	Labor	Elected 1999–2016, 2017–present.
		Michelle Garrard	Our Local Community	Elected 2017; Deputy Lord Mayor 2017–2022.[27]
		Kellie Darley	Independent
Epping Ward[28]		Donna Davis	Labor	Elected 2017; Lord Mayor 2022–date.[3]
		Lorraine Wearne	Lorraine Wearne Independents	Elected 1995–2016, 2017–present; Lord Mayor 2000–2001, 2011–2012.
		Cameron MacLean	Labor
North Rocks Ward[29]		Ange Humphries	Labor
		Georgina Valjak	Independent
		Donna Wang	Our Local Community
Parramatta Ward[30]		Henry Green	Our Local Community
		Sameer Pandey	Labor	Elected 2017; Deputy Lord Mayor 2022–date.[3]
		Phil Bradley	Greens	Elected 2017.
Rosehill Ward[31]		Patricia Prociv	Labor	Elected 2017.
		Dan Siviero	Our Local Community
		Paul Noack	Labor

Sister cities

• Beersheba, Israel
• Cebu City, Philippines[32]
• Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
• Phetchaburi, Thailand
• Putian, China
• Vũng Tàu, Vietnam[33][34]

See also

• Local government areas of New South Wales

References

External links

• City of Parramatta Council website
• Discover Parramatta
• Riverside Theatre Parramatta

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