Bayside Council is a local government area located around Botany Bay which is split between the eastern suburbs and St George areas of Sydney, located between 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the CBD in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed on 9 September 2016 from the merger of the Botany Bay and the Rockdale councils.
The Council comprises an area of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 156,058.
The inaugural Mayor of Bayside Council is Bill Saravinovski, a member of the Australian Labor Party, who was elected at the first meeting of the elected council on 27 September 2017.
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Suburbs and localities in the local government area
Suburbs in the Bayside Council area are:
Bayside Council also manages and maintains the following localities:
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Demographics
At the 2016 census, there were 156,058 people in the Bayside local government area; of these 49.5 per cent were male and 50.5 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0 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 Bayside Council was 35 years; slightly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 61.6 per cent were married and 7.1 per cent were either divorced or separated.
At the 2016 census, the proportion of residents in the Bayside local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon approached 29 per cent of all residents. In excess of 51 per cent of all residents in Bayside Council nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2016 census, which was below the national average of 57.7 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Bayside local government area had a lower than average proportion (20.7 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2 per cent); and a lower proportion (41.1 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7 per cent).
Council
The Bayside Council comprises fifteen Councillors elected proportionally, with three Councillors elected in five wards. On 9 September 2017 the current council was elected for a fixed three-year term of office. The Mayor is elected bi-annually and Deputy Mayor annually by the councillors at the first meeting of the council.
Current composition
The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the makeup of the Council, by order of election, is as follows:
History
Bayside Council was created on 9 September 2016 from the merger of the former City of Botany Bay and City of Rockdale councils. The was significant community opposition to the merger from within both communities. In Botany Bay residents were given the chance to have their say in a community poll which was held on 27 February 2016. Ultimately 97.8 per cent of Botany Bay residents voted 'no' when asked the question 'Do you agree that the City of Botany Bay should merge with Rockdale City Council?'. The former Rockdale Council indicated that its preference was to merge with City of Kogarah and City of Hurstville.
Councillors at the City of Botany Bay also attempted to seek a compromise by proposing to merge Botany Bay Council with Randwick Council and parts of the City of Sydney. Residents in both Botany Bay and Randwick, including the Mayor of Randwick, Noel D'Souza, favoured this proposal which would have united similar communities in southern Randwick and in Botany Bay. This shared culture is demonstrated by a universal love of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, which led some to nicnkame this the Rabbitohs Council proposal. This compared with the Baird Government's preferred model which would unite Rabbitohs' territory in Randwick Council with Roosters territory in Municipality of Waverley and Woollahra Council.
The NSW Government proceeded with the amalgamation.
Council Logo
A sailing boat above water was chosen as the new Bayside Council logo. The selection of the logo to represent Bayside Council into the future was a difficult one. Not only did the design have to reflect the vision of Bayside, it needed to work graphically on all council's signage. "The idea to use the boat came from the idea that to move forward in a boat everyone has to row together. Bayside is a new community and to move forward everyone needs to work together". Bayside Council received 78 logo designs from 40 individuals in the competition to find a new logo which reflects the new Council.
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