City of Penrith

City of Penrith
New South Wales
City of Penrith; New South Wales
	Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	33°45′S 150°42′E / 33.750°S 150.700°E
Population	217,664 (2021 census) (24th)
• Density	537.57/km2 (1,392.31/sq mi)
Established	12 May 1871 (Municipality); 21 October 1959 (City)
Area	404.9 km2 (156.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Mayor	Todd Carney
Council seat	Civic Centre, Penrith
Region	Greater Western Sydney
State electorate(s)	Badgerys Creek; Londonderry; Penrith; Wollondilly;
Federal division(s)	Hume; Lindsay; McMahon;
Website	City of Penrith
	LGAs around City of Penrith:

The City of Penrith is a local government area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The seat of the city is located in Penrith, located within Sydney about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Sydney central business district. It occupies part of the traditional lands of the Darug people. First incorporated as a municipality on 12 May 1871, on 1 January 1949, the municipalities of Penrith, St Marys and Castlereagh and part of the Nepean Shire amalgamated to form a new Municipality of Penrith. Penrith was declared a City on 21 October 1959, and expanded westwards to include Emu Plains and Emu Heights, formerly part of the City of Blue Mountains, on 25 October 1963. As of the 2021 census the City of Penrith had an estimated population of 217,664.^[1]

The mayor of the City of Penrith is Todd Carney, a member of the Labor Party.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Penrith (C)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ City Council, Penrith. "History made as new Council appoints Mayor, Deputy Mayor| Penrith City Council". Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[Census2021-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Penrith (C)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[:0-2] City Council, Penrith. "History made as new Council appoints Mayor, Deputy Mayor| Penrith City Council". Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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