Sydney Local Area Greater metropolitan Sydney Local government area Area Population References km2 sq mi Rank 2016 census Rank Bayside Council 50 19 98 156,058 17 [20][21][22] Blacktown, 247 95 103 336,962 2 [23] Burwood 7 2.7 130 36,809 55 [24][25] Camden Council 201 78 104 78,219 29 [26][27] Campbelltown 312 120 98 157,006 16 [28][29] Canada Bay, City of 20 7.7 122 88,015 27 [30][31] Canterbury-Bankstown Council 72 28 112 346,302 1 [32][33] Cumberland Council 72 28 112 216,079 7 [34][35] Fairfield, City of 102 39 109 198,817 11 [36] Georges River Council 38 15 115 146,841 19 [37][38] The Hills Shire 401 155 95 157,243 15 [39] Hornsby Shire 462 178 93 142,667 20 [40] Hunter’s Hill, Municipality of 6 2.3 131 13,999 79 [41][42] Inner West Council 35 14 116 182,043 14 [43][44] Ku-ring-gai Council 86 33 110 118,053 22 [45] Lane Cove, Municipality of 11 4.2 126 36,051 56 [46][47] Liverpool, City of 306 118 99 204,326 9 [48] Mosman Council 9 3.5 128 28,475 62 [49][50] Northern Beaches Council 254 98 102 252,878 4 [51][52] North Sydney Council 11 4.2 127 67,658 36 [53][54] Parramatta Council, City of 82 32 111 226,149 5 [55][56] Penrith, City of 405 156 94 196,066 13 [57][58] Randwick, City of 36 14 116 140,660 21 [59][60] Ryde, City of 41 16 114 116,302 23 [61] Strathfield, Municipality of 14 5.4 124 40,312 53 [62] Sutherland Shire 370 140 97 218,464 6 [63] Sydney, City of 25 9.7 120 208,374 8 [64][65] Waverley, Municipality of 9 3.5 128 66,812 37 [66][67] Willoughby, City of 23 8.9 121 74,302 32 [68][69][70] Woollahra, Municipality of 12 4.6 125 54,240 43 [71][72] Post Views: 1,334