Blacktown City Council

Blacktown City Council is in the west of Sydney and covers 240.1km². The east of the Council area has five creeks that flow into Parramatta River covering the suburbs of Kings Langley, Lalor Park, Blacktown, Prospect and Seven Hills. The creeks are:

• Toongabbie Creek
• Girraween Creek
• Blacktown Creek
• Lalor Creek
• Grantham Creek

Burwood Council

Burwood Council covers 7,493 km² and is in the inner west of Sydney, on the southern side of the Parramatta River. Burwood Council borders Inner West, Canada Bay, Strathfield and Canterbury-Bankstown Councils.

City of Canada Bay

The City of Canada Bay is in the inner west of Sydney and covers an area of 19.9km².

It is located within the Parramatta River catchment and has 36km of river foreshore.

City of Canada Bay has multiple estuaries and swim spots, including Rodd Park, Iron Cove, Five Dock Bay, Hen and Chicken Bay, Majors Bay, Yaralla Bay, and Brays Bay. The Exile Bay catchment area has Saltwater Creek and is a floodplain. Powells Creek marks the border between Canada Bay, Strathfield, and Parramatta/Sydney Olympic Park.

City of Canterbury Bankstown

The City of Canterbury Bankstown covers 110.3 km² in the south-west of Sydney.

Stormwater flows into the Duck River and then on to the Parramatta River. Duck River is located in an industrial estate and is partly channelised.

Cumberland City Council

Cumberland City Council is in Sydney’s west and is around 25 kilometres from the Sydney CBD. Most of the council area of 71.67 km² is in the Duck River and Duck Creek, both sub-catchments of Parramatta River.

The Hills Shire Council

The Hills Shire Council is 386.3 km² in the north of Sydney. The Hawkesbury River forms a part of its north-western border.

Hornsby Shire Council

The Hornsby Shire Council covers 455.2 km² in the north-east of Sydney, with a significant part of its border being formed by the Hawkesbury River.

Inner West Council

The Inner West Council area is located in the inner-western Sydney suburbs, about 4-10 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD. The northern border of this 35.19 km² council is Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River.

Ku-ring-gai Council

Ku-ring-gai Council is 85.44 km² in the north of Sydney. Its northern border is distinguished by Cowan Creek, and its south-western border is the Lane Cove River.

Lane Cove Council

At just over 10km², the Lane Cove River makes up the southern boundary of this council which is located 10km north-west of Sydney’s central business district. It has 16km of river foreshore and about two thirds of that is in public ownership.

Mosman Municipal Council

The Mosman Municipal Council is 8.65 km², with most of its boundary as Sydney Harbour.

North Sydney Council

North Sydney Council is bordered by both Sydney Harbour and Middle Harbour. The land area is 10.49 km².

Northern Beaches Council

The coastal Northern Beaches Council is 256.7 km², in the north-east of Sydney. It stretches from the northern head of Sydney Harbour to Broken Bay.

City of Parramatta

There are 65km of creeks and tributaries within the municipality, and 1 in 10 swimmers have swum in the Parramatta River in the past 12 months.

City of Ryde

The City of Ryde covers an area of 40.49 km² and shares its southern border with the Parramatta River and the northern area is within the Lane Cove River catchment.

Strathfield Council

Strathfield Council is 13.87 km² in area. The Strathfield Local Government Area (LGA) drains into two catchments- the Parramatta River and the Cooks River. Strathfield LGA borders the LGAs of Burwood, City of Parramatta/Sydney Olympic Park, Canada Bay, Cumberland City Council and City of Canterbury-Bankstown. Strathfield is a significant housing growth area. The LGA also includes some industrial lands, including Flemington Markets. Powells Creek, which is mostly channalised, intersects with Parramatta Road. Sydney Water services the litter pollution traps at Powells Creek. The wetlands at Mason Park and the downstream Badu Mangroves provide critical habitat for migratory birds.

City of Sydney

The north border of the City of Sydney area is the Sydney Harbour. The council covers 26.72 km² of land.

Waverley Council

The Waverley Local Government Area covers part of the east coast of Sydney, including Bondi Beach. Its total land area is 9.25 km².

Willoughby City Council

Willoughby City Council is in northern Sydney and has six creeks flowing both into Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River (Willoughby catchment location finder). The Council area covers 22.43km² with a population density of 3,619 persons/km² (profile.id.com.au/Willoughby).

Woollahra Municipal Council

The Woollahra Municipal Council borders on the southern side of Sydney Harbour. Its total area is 12.25 km².

Hunters Hill Municipality

The Hunters Hill Municipality is 5.72 km² in the inner north-west of Sydney. The land is bordered by Lane Cove River, Parramatta River, and Sydney Harbour.