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Municipality of Burwood

FieldValue
typelga
nameMunicipality of Burwood
statensw
imageBurwood lga sydney.png
captionLocation in Metropolitan Sydney
pop40217
pop_year
pop_footnotes
area7
local_mapyes
zoom12
est
coordinates
seatBurwood
mayorJohn Faker
regionMetropolitan Sydney
logoBurwood Council logo.png
urlhttp://www.burwood.nsw.gov.au
stategovStrathfield
fedgovReid
fedgov2Grayndler
near-nwCanada Bay
near-nCanada Bay
near-neInner West
near-eInner West
near-wStrathfield
near-swCanterbury Bankstown
near-sCanterbury Bankstown
near-seInner West
Note

the [Local government in Australia

| near-nw = [Canada Bay | near-n = Canada Bay | near-ne = Inner West | near-e = Inner West | near-w = Strathfield | near-sw = Canterbury Bankstown | near-s = Canterbury Bankstown | near-se = Inner West The Municipality of Burwood (also known as Burwood Council) is a local government area in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The mayor of the Municipality is Cr. John Faker, a member of the Labor Party. The municipality is 7 km2, making it the second smallest Local Government Area in New South Wales, being larger than only Hunter's Hill.

History

The municipality was established on 27 March 1874. The council chambers are located on Conder Street and were designed and built by architect Jack Hennessy in 1877. Hennessy was later a mayor of Burwood.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Municipality of Burwood merge with adjoining councils of: Canada Bay and Strathfield Councils to form a new council with an area of 41 km2 and support a population of approximately 163,000 at the time.

In May 2016, Strathfield Council challenged the proposed merger and commenced proceedings in the New South Wales Land and Environment Court. After the court heard that there were legal flaws in the report from the state government-appointed delegate who examined the proposal for merging the councils, the NSW Government withdrew from the case and the merger proposal stalled. In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Strathfield, Burwood and Canada Bay local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.

Suburbs in the local government area

The following suburbs within the Municipality of Burwood are:

  • Burwood

  • Burwood Heights

  • Enfield

  • Croydon (shared with Inner West)

  • Croydon Park (shared with Canterbury-Bankstown and Inner West)

  • Strathfield (shared with the Canada Bay and Strathfield)

Demographics

At the , there were people in the Burwood local government area, of these, 48.9 per cent were male and 51.1 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4 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 Municipality of Burwood was 34 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 4.2 per cent of the population and people aged 85 years and over made up 2.9 per cent of the population. The largest age group was 20–24 (12.4 per cent). Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 43.7 per cent were married and 9.4 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the Municipality of Burwood between the and the was 5.26 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 4.84 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Municipality increased by 13.53 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in Burwood local government area was significantly higher than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Burwood of was generally on par with the national average.

At the 2021 census, the proportion of residents in Burwood local government area who stated their ancestry as Chinese was 6 times the national average; and the proportion of households where an Asian language was spoken at home was only slightly higher than the national average (1.4 times).

Selected historical census data for Burwood local government areaCensus yearid=LGA11300name=Burwood (A)accessdate=1 November 2012quick=on}}id=LGA11300name=Burwood (A)accessdate=1 November 2012quick=on}}id=LGA11300name=Burwood (A)accessdate=1 November 2012quick=on}}id=LGA11300name=Burwood (A)accessdate=15 September 2022quick=on}}id=LGA11300name=Burwood (A)accessdate=29 June 2022quick=on}}Median weekly incomesDwelling structure
PopulationEstimated residents on census night
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales57th55th55th
% of New South Wales population0.46%0.49%0.50%
% of Australian population0.16%0.16%0.15%0.16%0.16%
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$403A$490A$552A$739
% of Australian median income86.5%84.9%83.4%91.8%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,194A$1,441A$1,725A$2,101
% of Australian median income102.0%97.3%99.5%99.1%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1,017A$1,310A$1,569A$1,867
% of Australian median income104.3%106.2%109.1%106.9%
Dwelling typeFlat or apartment34.5%35.3%35.6%42.9%49.1%
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse9.9%9.7%11.2%16.5%15.2%
Separate house53.7%54.4%52.5%39.4%34.5%
Selected historical census data for Burwood local government areaAncestry, top responses20012006201120162021Country of Birth, top responses20012006201120162021Language, top responses (other than English)20012006201120162021Religious affiliation, top responses20012006201120162021
No DataNo DataChinese21.8%Chinese28.1%Chinese32.8%
Australian10.4%English9.2%English10.7%
English9.9%Australian8.8%Australian9.6%
Italian8.0%Italian6.8%Nepalese7.4%
Irish4.6%Irish4.4%Italian7.3%
Australia46.0%Australia42.3%Australia41.7%Australia37.4%Australia37.0%
China7.8%China11.9%China14.9%China20.6%China18.1%
South Korea5.0%India4.6%India4.7%India4.3%Nepal7.6%
Italy4.6%South Korea4.2%South Korea3.8%Nepal3.5%India3.1%
Lebanon2.5%Italy4.0%Italy3.5%South Korea3.4%Vietnam2.7%
India2.3%Lebanon2.2%Nepal2.9%Italy2.8%South Korea2.4%
Cantonese7.8%Mandarin10.1%Mandarin12.7%Mandarin20.3%Mandarin19.9%
Italian7.3%Cantonese8.5%Cantonese8.8%Cantonese8.6%Cantonese8.2%
Mandarin5.8%Italian6.5%Italian5.7%Italian4.4%Nepali7.3%
Arabic5.7%Arabic4.9%Korean4.5%Korean3.9%Arabic3.5%
Korean5.4%Korean4.7%Arabic4.4%Arabic3.7%Italian3.3%
Catholic36.9%Catholic33.4%Catholic30.2%No Religion32.7%No Religion34.6%
No Religion12.6%No Religion16.6%No Religion21.5%Catholic24.6%Catholic22.0%
Anglican9.5%Anglican7.4%Buddhism7.3%Not Stated8.2%Hinduism10.0%
Orthodox7.0%Buddhism6.3%Hinduism7.2%Hinduism7.5%Buddhism7.8%
Buddhism5.8%Eastern Orthodox6.1%Anglican6.5%Buddhism6.8%Not Stated6.8%

Council

Optional preferential voting (mayor) 2012 (mayor) 2 Conder St, Burwood, New South Wales

Current composition and election method

Burwood Council comprises seven councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. Since 2012, the mayor has been directly elected, while the six other councillors are elected proportionally as one ward. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, was as follows:

PartyCouncillors
Australian Labor Party
Liberal Party of Australia
**Total**

The current council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:

MayorPartyNotesCouncillorPartyNotes
John FakerLaborCouncillor 2000–2012; **mayor** 2001–2002, 2005–2008, 2011–date.
Deyi WuLiberalElected 2024
George MannahLaborElected 2012; **deputy mayor** 2016–2017, 2022–date.
Pascale EsberLaborElected 2021
David HullLiberalElected 2021
Alex YangLaborElected 2024
Sukirti BhattaLaborElected 2024

Election results

2024

2021

2017

State and federal government

In the NSW Legislative Assembly, the Municipality of Burwood falls into the electorate of Strathfield.

For Federal elections it is in the electorates of Reid (north of Hume Highway) and Watson (south of Hume Highway).

Heritage listings

The Municipality of Burwood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register:

  • Burwood, 168a Burwood Road: Burwood Post Office
  • Burwood, 205 Burwood Road: St Paul's Anglican Church, Burwood
  • Burwood, 213 Burwood Road: The Priory, Burwood
  • Burwood, 223 Burwood Road: St. Cloud, Burwood
  • Burwood, 4 Clarence Street: Lynton, Burwood
  • Burwood, Great Southern and Western railway: Burwood rail underbridge
  • Burwood, Great Southern and Western railway: Burwood railway station, Sydney
  • Burwood, Railway Parade: Burwood Sewer Vent
  • Croydon, Boundary Street: Shubra Hall
  • Croydon, Paisley Road: Croydon Sewer Vent
  • Strathfield, 62 The Boulevarde: Trinity Uniting Church, Strathfield

References

References

  1. {{Census 2021 AUS
  2. (27 March 1874). "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation – New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900) – 27 Mar 1874". nla.gov.au.
  3. {{Census 2016 AUS
  4. "Burwood Council Chambers, 2-4 Conder St, Burwood, NSW, Australia". [[Australian Government]].
  5. (January 2016). "Merger proposal: Burwood Council, City of Canada Bay Council, Strathfield Council". [[Government of New South Wales]].
  6. Raper, Ashleigh. (31 May 2016). "NSW council amalgamations: Strathfield, Burwood and Canada Bay merger stopped". [[ABC News (Australia).
  7. (27 July 2017). "NSW council amalgamations: Mayors fight to claw back court dollars after backflip on merger". [[ABC News (Australia).
  8. {{Census 2001 AUS
  9. {{Census 2006 AUS
  10. {{Census 2011 AUS
  11. "Burwood".
  12. "Report to the Minister for Local Government under section 14(2) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 into the conduct of two Burwood councillors". Independent Commission Against Corruption.
  13. (2 April 2011). "Corruption cloud hangs over mayor of Burwood".
  14. "Burwood Council". 2012 NSW Local Council Elections.
  15. "Burwood – Mayoral Contest". NSW Electoral Commission.
  16. "Burwood – Mayoral Election". NSW Electoral Commission.
  17. "Mayor and Councillors". Burwood Council.
  18. {{cite NSW SHR. 5051522. Burwood Post Office (former)
  19. {{cite NSW SHR. 5001059. St. Paul's Anglican Church and Pipe Organ
  20. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045324. Priory and Grounds
  21. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045017. St. Cloud and Site
  22. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045288. Lynton
  23. {{cite NSW SHR. 5011961. Burwood rail underbridge
  24. {{cite NSW SHR. 5011960. Burwood Railway Station group
  25. {{cite NSW SHR. 5053877. Burwood Sewer Vent
  26. {{cite NSW SHR. 5062079. Shubra Hall, including stables and garden
  27. {{cite NSW SHR. 5053878. Croydon Sewer Vent
  28. {{cite NSW SHR. 5054620. Trinity Uniting Church
  29. "An exciting new look for Burwood {{!".
  30. "Archived copy".
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