Municipality of Burwood

Municipality of Burwood New South Wales
Coordinates	33°53′S 151°06′E / 33.883°S 151.100°E / -33.883; 151.100Coordinates: 33°53′S 151°06′E / 33.883°S 151.100°E / -33.883; 151.100
Population	32,423 (2011)[1]
• Density	4,632/km² (11,996.8/sq mi)
Area	7 km² (2.7 sq mi)
Mayor	John Faker (Labor)
Council seat	Burwood
Region	Metropolitan Sydney
State/territory electorate(s)	Strathfield Canterbury
Federal Division(s)	Reid Watson
Website	www.burwood.nsw.gov.au
LGAs around Municipality of Burwood: Canada Bay Strathfield Municipality of Burwood Ashfield Canterbury

The Municipality of Burwood is a local government area in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The Mayor of the Municipality is Cr. John Faker, a member of the Labor Party.

Suburbs in the local government area [edit]

Suburbs in the Municipality of Burwood are:

• Burwood
• Burwood Heights
• Enfield
• Enfield South

The Municipality also includes portions of:

• Croydon (shared with Ashfield Council)
• Croydon Park (shared with the City of Canterbury and Ashfield Council)
• Strathfield (shared with the City of Canada Bay and Strathfield Council)

Demographics [edit]

At the 2011 Census, there were 32,423 people in the Burwood local government area, of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population. The median age of people in the Municipality of Burwood was 35 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 14.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 47.8% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.^[1]

Population growth in the Municipality of Burwood between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 5.26%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 4.84%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Burwood local government area was lower than the national average.^[2][3] The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Burwood of was generally on par with the national average.^[1]

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in Burwood local government area who stated their ancestry as Chinese was in excess of seven times the state and national averages; and the proportion of households where an Asian language was spoken at home was approximately eight times higher than the national average.^[1]

Selected historical census data for Burwood local government area
Census year			2001[2]	2006[3]	2011[1]
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	29,381	30,926	32,423
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales
		% of New South Wales population			0.46%
		% of Australian population	0.16%	0.16%	0.15%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Chinese			21.8%
		Australian			10.4%
		English			9.9%
		Italian			8.0%
		Irish			4.6%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	5.8%	10.1%	12.7%
		Cantonese	7.8%	8.5%	8.8%
		Italian	7.3%	6.5%	5.7%
		Korean	5.4%	4.7%	4.5%
		Arabic	5.7%	4.9%	4.4%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	36.9%	33.4%	30.2%
		No religion	12.6%	16.6%	21.5%
		Buddhism	5.8%	6.3%	7.3%
		Hinduism	n/c	n/c	7.2%
		Anglican	9.5%	7.4%	6.5%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$403	A$490
		% of Australian median income		86.5%	84.9%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,071	A$1,441
		% of Australian median income		104.3%	97.3%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,194	A$1,310
		% of Australian median income		102.0%	106.1%

Council [edit]

Current composition and election method [edit]

Burwood Council is composed of seven Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the six other Councillors are elected proportionally as one ward. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council, including the Mayor, is as follows:^[4][5]

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:^[4]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Burwood Council website