I would consider any community largely dependent on an adjacent larger community to be a suburb.
So would I!
I have no knowledge of Penrith, NSW, but maybe it is primarily a residential area, with little industry of its own, housing folk who commute to their employment in Sydney.
Indeed. A commuter town, it seems to me, is pretty much the very definition of a suburb.
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Penrith is indeed considered a suburb of Sydney. It is located about 55 kilometers (34 miles) west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region12. Despite being a distinct city with its own local government area, Penrith is often regarded as a suburb due to its integration into the larger Sydney metropolitan area12.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_council_(England)
William
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Perhaps, Geoff, but the main thing I was questioning is the notion that one city can be a suburb of another city. Why would a mere suburb need its own elected council?
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Moved from Your jokes.
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