Cumberland Council (New South Wales)

Cumberland Council New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Population	216,079 (2016 census) (15th)
• Density	3,001/km2 (7,770/sq mi)
Established	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area	72 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Mayor	Greg Cummings
Council seat	Merrylands
Region	Greater Western Sydney
State electorate(s)	Auburn Fairfield Granville Prospect
Federal Division(s)	Blaxland Greenway McMahon Parramatta
Website	Cumberland Council
LGAs around Cumberland Council: Parramatta Parramatta Parramatta Blacktown Cumberland Council Strathfield Fairfield Canterbury-Bankstown Canterbury-Bankstown

The Cumberland Council is a local government area located in the western suburbs of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed on 12 May 2016 from the merger of parts of the Auburn City, the former Parramatta City (Woodville Ward), and Holroyd City councils.

The Council comprises an area of 72 square kilometres (28 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 216,079.

The first Special Meeting of Cumberland Council was held on 19 May 2016, at the Granville Town Hall, with subsequent Council meetings alternated between the Merrylands Administration Building and Auburn Civic Centre.

The inaugural Mayor of Cumberland Council is Cr. Greg Cummings, a member of the Australian Labor Party, who was elected on 27 September 2017.

Suburbs in the Cumberland Council area are:

At the 2016 census there were 216,079 people in the Cumberland local government area, of these 51.4 per cent were male and 48.6 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the Cumberland local government area was 32 years; significantly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.5 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 53.3 per cent were married and 9.8 per cent were either divorced or separated.

There are eight libraries located throughout the local government area. There are also five council-run swimming pools. On 9 September 2017 a poll put to the residents by council asked for their views on continuing to run all five pools, given that their operating costs took up 2% of council revenue. The poll returned a result of 74% in favour of continuing council operation of all the pools.