page_title: Bayside Council
hierarchical_section_title: Bayside Council
caption_attribution_description: Rockdale Town Hall, Princes Highway
context_page_description: Bayside Council is a local government area located around Botany Bay which is split between the eastern suburbs and St George areas of Sydney, located between 7 kilometres and 12 kilometres south of the CBD in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed on 9 September 2016 from the merger of the City of Botany Bay and the Rockdale City Councils.
  The Council comprises an area of 50 square kilometres and as at the 2016 census had a population of 156,058.
  The Mayor of Bayside Council is Joe Awada, a member of the Australian Labor Party, who was elected at the Council meeting on 25 September 2019.
context_section_description: Bayside Council is a local government area located around Botany Bay which is split between the eastern suburbs and St George areas of Sydney, located between 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the CBD in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Council was formed on 9 September 2016 from the merger of the City of Botany Bay and the Rockdale City Councils.
  The Council comprises an area of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had a population of 156,058.
  The Mayor of Bayside Council is Joe Awada, a member of the Australian Labor Party, who was elected at the Council meeting on 25 September 2019.
caption: Rockdale Town Hall
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