This article is about the local government authority. For the Sydney region, see Inner West.
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
Inner West Council New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Population
182,818 (2021 census)[1]
• Density
5,220/km2 (13,530/sq mi)
Established
12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area
35 km2 (13.5 sq mi)[2]
Mayor
Darcy Byrne
Council seat
Ashfield, Leichhardt & Petersham
Region
Inner West
State electorate(s)
Balmain
Canterbury
Strathfield
Summer Hill
Newtown
Federal division(s)
Barton
Grayndler
Reid
Sydney
Watson
Website
Inner West Council
LGAs around Inner West Council:
Canada Bay
Burwood
Inner West Council
City of Sydney
Canterbury-Bankstown
Bayside
Bayside
Inner West Council is a local government area located in the Inner West region of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The council makes up the eastern part of this wider region, and was formed on 12 May 2016 from the merger of the former Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville councils.[2][3]
The council comprises an area of 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi) and as at the 2021 census had an estimated population of 182,818.[1]
The mayor of Inner West Council is Darcy Byrne, elected by the councillors on 29 December 2021. The most recent NSW local government election, on 4 December 2021, resulted in a Labor majority of 8 Councillors.[4][5]
^ abAustralian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Inner West". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ ab"Inner West Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^"Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 [NSW] - Schedule 9 - Provisions for Inner West Council" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. 2012. p. 21. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^Thompson, Angus (21 December 2021). "Labor's Inner West victory up in the air following recount requests". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^Hore, Allison (23 December 2021). "After recount requests denied, meet the inner west's surprise new councillors". Inner West Review. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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