Bayside Council

Bayside Council is a local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located around part of Botany Bay, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the Sydney CBD. It includes suburbs of Southern Sydney as well as a small portion in the Eastern suburbs, south-east of the Sydney CBD. It comprises an area of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 156,058.

Bayside Council
New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Rockdale Town Hall
Population
 • Density3,120/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Established9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
Area50 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
MayorBill Saravinovski
Council seatRockdale Town Hall
RegionMetropolitan Sydney
(Southern Sydney,
Eastern Suburbs)
ParishBotany, St George
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteBayside Council
LGAs around Bayside Council:
Inner West Sydney Randwick
Canterbury-Bankstown Bayside Council Randwick
Georges River Sutherland Sutherland

The council was formed on 9 September 2016 from the merger of the City of Botany Bay and the City of Rockdale.

The Council's mayor is Bill Saravinovski, of the Australian Labor Party, elected by the Council on 20 September 2023.

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