up 14.7 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 50.8 per cent were married and 9.3 per cent were either divorced or separated. Population growth in the City of Canada Bay between the and the was 10.73 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the , population growth was 15.24 per cent. t the 2016 census, the population in the City of Canada Bay increased by 16.17 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in Canada Bay local government area was nearly double the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Canada Bay is significantly higher than the national average. Council History Current composition and election method Canada Bay City Council is composed of nine Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor has been directly elected since 2004 while the eight other Councillors are elected proportionally as one ward. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council, including the Mayor, was as follows: The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is: History A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Canada Bay merge with adjoining councils. The government proposed a merger of the Burwood, Canada Bay, and Strathfield Councils to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately 163,000. In May 2016 Strathfield Council challenged the proposed merger between Strathfield, Burwood and Canada Bay and commenced proceedings in the New South Wales Land and Environment Court. After the Court heard that there were legal flaws in the report from the State Government appointed delegate who examined the proposal for merging the councils, the NSW Government withdrew from the case and the merger proposal stalled. In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Strathfield, Burwood and Canada Bay local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers. See also List of local government areas of New South Wales City of Canada Bay Museum References External links City of Canada Bay website Suburbs of Canada Bay Archived site with a brief history of the area Canada in Australia: Canadian Department of