City of Canterbury Bankstown
City of Canterbury Bankstown | |||||||||||||
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of City of Canterbury Bankstown | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bankstown | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Bilal El-Hayek | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 110.8 km2 (42.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 371,006 (2021 census) (2nd in NSW; 5th in Australia) 379,829 (2023 est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,348.4/km2 (8,672/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Canterbury Bankstown | ||||||||||||
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The City of Canterbury Bankstown, legally named Canterbury-Bankstown, is a local government area (LGA) in metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is governed by Canterbury-Bankstown Council, branded as CBCity. The LGA was formed on 12 May 2016 from a merger of the City of Canterbury and the City of Bankstown, after a statewide review of local government by the NSW Government.
The City of Canterbury Bankstown comprises an area of 110.8 square kilometres (42.8 sq mi) and as per the 2021 census, had a population of 371,006 making it the second most populous local government area in New South Wales.
The current mayor is Bilal El-Hayek, a member of the Labor Party, who was elected on 11 May 2023.