City of Parramatta
| City of Parramatta New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°49′S 151°00′E / 33.817°S 151.000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 178,226 (2011 census)[1] (23rd) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,921.74/km2 (7,567.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1938 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 61 km2 (23.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Lord Mayor | Paul Garrard | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | City of Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Parramatta is a local government area in the western region of Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, 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 61 square kilometres (24 sq mi) and is the eleventh most populous (166,858 as the 2011 Census) local government area in New South Wales, and the twenty–third most populous local government area in Australia. The City houses the Parramatta central business district, the second largest employment destination for the metropolitan area after the Sydney CBD.
The area was formed in 1861 as the Municipality of Parramatta and became The Borough of Parramatta in 1867, eventually becoming the City of Parramatta in 1938. In 1948 Ermington-Rydalmere, Dundas, Granville and Parramatta councils were amalgamated.
The Lord Mayor of the City of Parramatta is Cr. Paul Garrard.
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government IPART recommended that the City of Parramatta merge with adjoining councils. The government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger of parts of Auburn, Holroyd and Parramatta to form a new council with an area of 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 219,000.[2] The second proposed a merger of parts of Parramatta, Auburn, The Hills Shire, Hornsby Shire, and Holroyd to form a new council with an area of 82 square kilometres (32 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 215,725.[3] The outcome of the review, to be determined by the New South Wales Minister for Local Government is expected by mid–2016.
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the City of Parramatta are:
Demographics
At the 2011 Census, there were 166,858 people in the Parramatta local government area, of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Parramatta was 33 years; notably below the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.8% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 52.3% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.[1]
Population growth in the City of Parramatta between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 3.62% and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 12.50%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Parramatta local government area was significantly higher than the national average.[4] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Parramatta was on with par with the national average.
At the 2011 Census, the Parramatta local government area was linguistically diverse, with a significantly higher than average proportion (52.5%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly lower proportion (43.4%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%). The proportion of residents who stated a religious affiliation with Islam and Hinduism was in excess of four times and six times the national average respectively.[1][5]
| Selected historical census data for Parramatta local government area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001[4] | 2006[5] | 2011[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 143,143 | 148,323 | 166,858 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 11th | 11th | |||
| % of New South Wales population | 2.41% | ||||
| % of Australian population | 0.76% |  0.75% |
 0.78%
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| Cultural and language diversity | |||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 23.9% | 22.9% |
18.1%
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| English | 21.8% | 17.8% |
16.8%
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| Chinese | 9.4% | 11.2% |
13.0%
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| Lebanese | 9.5% | 9.7% |
9.5%
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| Indian | 3.4% | 5.9% |
9.1%
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| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Arabic | 10.1% | 10.7% |
10.3%
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| Mandarin | 3.0% | 4.7% |
5.9%
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| Cantonese | 4.6% | 5.0% |
 5.0%
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| Korean | 2.0% | 2.1% |
2.7%
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| Hindi | 1.3% | 2.0% |
2.6%
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| Religious affiliation | |||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 27.1% | 26.0% |
23.4%
| |
| No religion | 10.7% | 12.8% |
15.0%
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| Anglican | 15.8% | 12.9% |
10.3%
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| Islam | 7.0% | 8.2% |
9.7%
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| Hinduism | 2.8% | 5.3% |
8.8%
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| Median weekly incomes | |||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$443 | A$544 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 95.1% | 94.3% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,043 | A$1,451 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 101.6% | 98.0% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,172 | A$1,288 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 100.0% | 104.4% | |||
Council
Current composition and election method
Parramatta City Council is composed of fifteen Councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards, each electing three Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Lord Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[6][7][8][9][10]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal Party of Australia | 7 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Australian Labor Party | 5 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Lorraine Wearne Independents | 2 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Woodville Independents | 1 |
| Total | 15 | |
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election by ward, is:
Sister cities
References
- ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Parramatta (C)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Merger proposal: Auburn City Council (part), Holroyd City Council (part), Parramatta City Council (part)" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ "Merger proposal: Parramatta City Council (part), Auburn City Council (part), The Hills Shire Council (part), Hornsby Shire Council (part), Holroyd City Council (part)" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 8. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Parramatta (C)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Parramatta (C)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Parramatta City Council - Arthur Phillip Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Parramatta City Council - Caroline Chisholm Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Parramatta City Council - Elizabeth McArthur Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Parramatta City Council - Lachlan Macquarie Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Parramatta City Council - Woodville Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Rama renews ties with Xiamen City". philstar.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
