Английская Википедия:City of Parramatta

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The City of Parramatta, also known as Parramatta Council, is a local government area located to the west and north-west of Sydney CBD in the Greater Western Sydney region. Parramatta Council is situated between the City of Ryde and Cumberland, where the Cumberland Plain meets the Hornsby Plateau, approximately Шаблон:Convert west of the Sydney central business district, in New South Wales, Australia. The city occupies an area of Шаблон:Convert spanning across suburbs in Greater Western Sydney including the Hills District, and a small section of Northern Sydney to the far north east of its area. According to the Шаблон:CensusAU, City of Parramatta had an estimated population of 226 149. The city houses the Parramatta central business district which is one of the key suburban employment destinations for the region of Greater Western Sydney.

History

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City of Parramatta boundaries, 1949–2016

First incorporated on 27 November 1861 as the "Municipality of Parramatta", the first mayor was emancipated convict John Williams who arrived in the colony in 1835. The council became known as the "Borough of Parramatta" on 23 December 1867 following the enactment of the Municipalities Act, 1867, and became a Municipality again following the 1906 Local Government Act. On 27 October 1938, the Local Government (City of Parramatta) Act was passed by the Parliament of New South Wales and proclaimed by the governor, Lord Wakehurst, making the town the "City of Parramatta".

From 1 January 1949 the "City of Parramatta" was re-formed following the passing of the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, when the councils of Ermington and Rydalmere (incorporated 1891), Dundas (incorporated 1889) and Granville (incorporated 1885) were merged into the council area. The Parramatta local government area was further expanded through the transfer of 10.7 km² from the Municipality of Blacktown in 1972 taking in Winston Hills which has not serviced since this time. In recognition of Parramatta's role Bi-centennial (coinciding with the Australian Bi-centennial), the title of 'Lord Mayor' was granted on 12 December 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II on the recommendation of Premier Nick Greiner. This made Parramatta the third Australian city that was not a capital to receive such an honour, after Newcastle and Wollongong.

2016 amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Parramatta be reformed, adding areas from several adjoining councils. The NSW Government subsequently proposed a merger of parts of Parramatta (Woodville Ward), Auburn and Holroyd and a second merger of parts of the rest of Parramatta and parts of Auburn, The Hills, Hornsby, and Holroyd to form a new council.

On 12 May 2016, Parramatta City Council was abolished by the NSW Government. Parts of Auburn City Council (south of the M4 Western Motorway) and Parramatta City Council (Woodville Ward), and Holroyd City Council merged to form the Cumberland Council as a new local government area and the remainder of the Parramatta City Council, Auburn City Council north of the M4 Western Motorway (including Sydney Olympic Park), and small parts of Hornsby Shire, Holroyd and The Hills Shire were merged into the reformed "City of Parramatta".

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the City of Parramatta are: Шаблон:Columns-list

Facilities

The City of Parramatta Council operates a central library, heritage centre and six branch libraries at Carlingford, Constitution Hill, Dundas Valley, Epping, Ermington and Wentworth Point. It also provides a public swimming pool at Epping, five childcare centres and over ten community centres. The heritage-listed Parramatta Town Hall was completed in 1883 and houses the original council chamber meeting rooms as well as other function rooms.

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 226 149 people in the City of Parramatta local government area that comprised Шаблон:Convert, of these 50% were male and 50% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Parramatta was 34 years; notably below the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.2% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 55.4% were married and 9% were either divorced or separated. At the 2016 Census, the Parramatta local government area was linguistically diverse, with a significantly higher than average proportion (54.2%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2%); and a significantly lower proportion (41.47) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7%). The most commonly reported religious affiliation was "No Religion", at 24.5%. The proportion of residents who stated a religious affiliation with Hinduism was approximately six times the national average, with the median weekly income for residents slightly above the national average.

Selected historical census data for Parramatta local government area
Census year			2001	2006	2011	2016
Population		Estimated residents on census night	143 143	148 323	166 858	226 149
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		11Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Steady 11Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Increase 5Шаблон:Small
		% of New South Wales population			2.41%	Шаблон:Increase 3.02%
		% of Australian population	0.76%	Шаблон:Loss 0.75%	Шаблон:Profit 0.78%	Шаблон:Increase 0.97%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian	23.9%	Шаблон:Loss 22.9%	Шаблон:Loss 18.1%	Шаблон:Decrease 13.1%
		English	21.8%	Шаблон:Loss 17.8%	Шаблон:Loss 16.8%	Шаблон:Decrease 13.7%
		Chinese	9.4%	Шаблон:Profit 11.2%	Шаблон:Profit 13.0%	Шаблон:Increase 16.4%
		Lebanese	9.5%	Шаблон:Profit 9.7%	Шаблон:Loss 9.5%
		Indian	3.4%	Шаблон:Profit 5.9%	Шаблон:Profit 9.1%	Шаблон:Increase 10.1%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Arabic	10.1%	Шаблон:Profit 10.7%	Шаблон:Loss 10.3%	Шаблон:Loss 3.2%
		Mandarin	3.0%	Шаблон:Profit 4.7%	Шаблон:Profit 5.9%	Шаблон:Profit 10.5%
		Cantonese	4.6%	Шаблон:Profit 5.0%	Шаблон:Steady 5.0%	Шаблон:Profit 6.5%
		Korean	2.0%	Шаблон:Profit 2.1%	Шаблон:Profit 2.7%	Шаблон:Profit 5.0%
		Hindi	1.3%	Шаблон:Profit 2.0%	Шаблон:Profit 2.6%	Шаблон:Profit 3.6%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	27.1%	Шаблон:Loss 26.0%	Шаблон:Loss 23.4%	Шаблон:Loss 20.8%
		No religion	10.7%	Шаблон:Profit 12.8%	Шаблон:Profit 15.0%	Шаблон:Profit 24.5%
		Anglican	15.8%	Шаблон:Loss 12.9%	Шаблон:Loss 10.3%	Шаблон:Loss 8.3%
		Islam	7.0%	Шаблон:Profit 8.2%	Шаблон:Profit 9.7%
		Hinduism	2.8%	Шаблон:Profit 5.3%	Шаблон:Profit 8.8%	Шаблон:Profit 11.3%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$443	A$544	A$722
		% of Australian median income		95.1%	94.3%	109.1%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,043	A$1,451	A$1,933
		% of Australian median income		101.6%	98.0%	111.5%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,172	A$1,288	A$1,759
		% of Australian median income		100.0%	104.4%	122.3%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house	61.2%	Шаблон:Decrease 56.2%	Шаблон:Decrease 52.8%	Шаблон:Decrease 45.7%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	10.7	Шаблон:Increase 12.4%	Шаблон:Increase 13.4%	Шаблон:Increase 15.2%
		Flat or apartment	26.8%	Шаблон:Increase 30.7%	Шаблон:Increase 33.5%	Шаблон:Increase 38.4%

Council

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Parramatta Town Hall, the seat of the council since 1883

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City of Parramatta sign, Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford

Between May 2016 and September 2017, the council was managed by an administrator appointed by the Government of New South Wales, Amanda Chadwick, until the first election for councillors took place on 9 September 2017. The City of Parramatta Council comprises fifteen councillors elected proportionally, with three councillors in each ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Lord Mayor is elected for a two-year term, with the Deputy Lord Mayor for one year, by the councillors at the first meeting of the council.

Office-holder		Term	Notes
Lord Mayor	Pierre Esber	25 September 2023 – present
Deputy Lord Mayor	Patricia Prociv	25 September 2023 - present
CEO		Term	Notes
Gail Connolly		28 March 2023 – present	CEO,
Rik Hart (Acting)		11 March 2019 – 16 September 2019	General manager Warringah and Inner West Councils
Mark Stapleton		10 July 2018 – 11 March 2019	Director of Property and Significant Assets
Sue Coleman (interim)		19 January 2018 – 10 July 2018	Group Manager City Services
Greg Dyer		12 May 2016 – 19 January 2018	CEO, Parramatta City Council 3 February 2014 – 12 May 2016

Current composition

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A map of the five wards, showing party representation as of the 2021 local elections.

The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council, in order of election by ward, is as follows:

Party		Councillors
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Australian Labor Party	7
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Our Local Community	4
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Independents	2
Шаблон:Australian party style|	Lorraine Wearne Independents	1
Шаблон:Australian party style|	The Greens	1
	Total	15

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Dundas Ward	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Pierre Esber	Labor	Elected 1999–2016, 2017–present. Lord Mayor 2023-present.
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Michelle Garrard	Our Local Community	Elected 2017, Deputy Lord Mayor 2017–2022.
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Kellie Darley	Independent
Epping Ward	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Donna Davis	Labor	Elected 2017, Lord Mayor 2022–2023.
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Lorraine Wearne	Lorraine Wearne Independents	Elected 1995–2016, 2017–present, Lord Mayor 2000–2001, 2011–2012.
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Cameron MacLean	Labor
North Rocks Ward	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Ange Humphries	Labor
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Georgina Valjak	Independent
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Donna Wang	Our Local Community
Parramatta Ward	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Henry Green	Our Local Community
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Sameer Pandey	Labor	Elected 2017, Deputy Lord Mayor 2022–2023, Lord Mayor 2023.
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Phil Bradley	Greens	Elected 2017.
Rosehill Ward	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Patricia Prociv	Labor	Elected 2017.
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Dan Siviero	Our Local Community
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Paul Noack	Labor

Sister cities

• Шаблон:Flagicon Beersheba, Israel
• Шаблон:Flagicon Cebu City, Philippines
• Шаблон:Flagicon Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
• Шаблон:Flagicon Phetchaburi, Thailand
• Шаблон:Flagicon Putian, China
• Шаблон:Flagicon Vũng Tàu, Vietnam

See also

• Local government areas of New South Wales

External links

• City of Parramatta Council website
• Discover Parramatta
• Riverside Theatre Parramatta