City of Canterbury, New South Wales

City of Canterbury
New South Wales

Location in Metropolitan Sydney

Coordinates

33°55′S 151°06′E / 33.917°S 151.100°ECoordinates: 33°55′S 151°06′E / 33.917°S 151.100°E

Population

146,314 (2012)

• Density

4,303.45/km² (11,145.9/sq mi)

Established

17 March 1879 (Municipality)
16 November 1993 (City)

Abolished

12 May 2016

Area

34 km² (13.1 sq mi)

Mayor

Brian Robson (Labor)

Council seat

Canterbury Administration Building, Campsie

Website

City of Canterbury

LGAs around City of Canterbury:
Strathfield	Burwood	Ashfield
Bankstown	City of Canterbury	Marrickville
Bankstown	Hurstville	Rockdale

The City of Canterbury was a local government area in the south–west region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The City of Canterbury was primarily residential and light industrial in character. The city was home to over 130 nationalities, with a majority of its residents being born overseas, with the council calling itself "the City of Cultural Diversity." First incorporated as the Municipality of Canterbury in 1879, the council became known as the City of Canterbury in 1993.

The last Mayor of the City of Canterbury Council was Cr. Brian Robson, a member of the Labor Party, until 12 May 2016 when the City was amalgamated with the City of Bankstown, forming Canterbury-Bankstown Council.

Suburbs in the former City of Canterbury were:

Canterbury City Council was composed of ten Councillors, including the Mayor, elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor was directly elected since 1976 while the nine other Councillors were elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three Councillors. The final election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council, prior to its abolition, was as follows:

The last Council, elected in 2012 until its abolition in 2016, in order of election by ward, was:

Indigenous Australians lived in this area for thousand of years. In 1770, the land along the Cooks River was explored by officers from HM Bark Endeavour. In 1793, the area's first land grant was made to the chaplain of the First Fleet, the Reverend Richard Johnson, and given the name Canterbury Vale.

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