City of Parramatta

The City of Parramatta is a Local Government Area in western Sydney

Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

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Initially in 1861 it was formed as Municipality of Parramatta. It became The Borough of Parramatta in 1867, eventually becoming the City of Parramatta in 1938.

In 1948 Ermington-Rydalmere, Dundas, Granville and Parramatta councils were amalgamated.

City of Parramatta is the 23rd most populated city council in Australia.

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the City of Parramatta are:

• Camellia
  Camellia, New South Wales
  Camellia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camellia is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-History:...
  
  
• Carlingford
  Carlingford, New South Wales
  Carlingford is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carlingford is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the The Hills Shire, Hornsby Shire and the City of Parramatta...
  
  
• Clyde
  Clyde, New South Wales
  Clyde is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Clyde is located 21 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta...
  
  
• Constitution Hill
  Constitution Hill, New South Wales
  Constitution Hill is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Constitution Hill is located on a hill 28 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Western Sydney region...
  
  
• Dundas
  Dundas, New South Wales
  Dundas is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dundas is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-History:...
  
  
• Dundas Valley
  Dundas Valley, New South Wales
  Dundas Valley is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dundas Valley is located 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta....
  
  
• Eastwood
  Eastwood, New South Wales
  Eastwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastwood is located 17 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Ryde and the City of Parramatta...
  
  
• Epping
  Epping, New South Wales
  Epping is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Epping is located 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Ryde, the City of Parramatta and Hornsby Shire and is located in the Northern...
  
  
• Ermington
  Ermington, New South Wales
  Ermington is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ermington is located 19 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Ermington lies on the northern bank of the Parramatta River.-Aboriginal culture:The area now...
  
  
• Granville
  Granville, New South Wales
  Granville, is a suburb in western Sydney, Australia. Granville is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. A small part in the north-west is located in the Local Government Area of the City of Holroyd.South Granville is a...
  
  
• Guildford East
  Guildford, New South Wales
  Guildford is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Guildford is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Holroyd and the City of Parramatta...
  
  , east of the railway line only
• Harris Park
  Harris Park, New South Wales
  Harris Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Harris Park is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.Harris Park is the home of several...
  
  
• Kingsdene
• Merrylands
  Merrylands, New South Wales
  Merrylands is a suburb in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Holroyd...
  
  , east of the railway line only
• North Parramatta
  North Parramatta, New South Wales
  North Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Parramatta is located 24 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta...
  
  
• Northmead
  Northmead, New South Wales
  Northmead is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Northmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Parramatta and The Hills Shire...
  
  
• Oatlands
  Oatlands, New South Wales
  Oatlands is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Oatlands is located 23 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the City of Parramatta and The Hills Shire...
  
  
• Old Toongabbie
  Old Toongabbie, New South Wales
  Old Toongabbie is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Old Toongabbie is located 29 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.- History:Toongabbie is...
  
  
• Parramatta
  Parramatta, New South Wales
  Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Greater Western Sydney west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the Local Government Area of the City of Parramatta...
  
  
• Pendle Hill
  Pendle Hill, New South Wales
  Pendle Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pendle Hill is located 30 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Holroyd and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.-History:George Bond , an American...
  
  
• Rosehill
  Rosehill, New South Wales
  Rosehill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rosehill is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region....
  
  
• Rydalmere
  Rydalmere, New South Wales
  Rydalmere is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rydalmere is approximately 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-History:...
  
  
• South Granville
  South Granville, New South Wales
  South Granville is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South Granville is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta...
  
  
• Telopea
  Telopea, New South Wales
  Telopea is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Telopea is located 23 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.-Name:...
  
  
• Toongabbie
  Toongabbie, New South Wales
  Toongabbie is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Toongabbie is located 30 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region...
  
  , north-east of the railway line only
• Winston Hills
  Winston Hills, New South Wales
  Winston Hills is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Winston Hills is located 28 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and the Greater Western Sydney region....
  
  
• Wentworthville
  Wentworthville, New South Wales
  Wentworthville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wentworthville is located 27 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Wentworthville is split between the local government areas of the City of...
  
  , north of the railway line only
• Westmead
  Westmead, New South Wales
  Westmead is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Westmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region....
  
  , north of the railway line only
• Yennora
  Yennora, New South Wales
  Yennora is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Yennora is located 29 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region....
  
  

Council

Parramatta City Council is composed of fifteen councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into five wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is not directly elected. The current makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	6
	Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	6
	Parramatta Better Local Government Party	1
	Lorraine Wearne Independents	1
	Woodville Independents	1
	Total	15

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Ward

Arthur Phillip Ward

Julia Finn

Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

Chiang Lim

Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

Prabir Maitra

Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

Caroline Chisholm Ward

Scott Lloyd

Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

Paul Barber

Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

Andrew Bide

Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

Elizabeth McArthur Ward

Mark Lack

Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

John Chedid

Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

Malcolm McDermott

Better Local Government

Lachlan Macquarie Ward

Lorraine Wearne

Lorraine Wearne Independents

Mayor

Andrew Wilson

Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

Pierre Esber

Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

Woodville Ward

David Borger David Borger David Borger is an Australian politician. He represented the Electoral district of Granville for the Australian Labor Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 until 2011...

Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

Tony Issa Tony Issa Antoine "Tony" Issa OAM MP , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Granville for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2011.-Early years and background:...

Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

Paul Garrard

Woodville Independents

External links

• Parramatta City Council website
• 2001 Census Information