Named in honour of Sir Joseph Banks, 1743–1820. Banks was a botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage to Australia in 1770 and recorded his general impressions of the Australian east coast, noting plants, insects, molluscs, reptiles, birds, fish, quadrupeds, etc. as well as Aboriginal customs.

The Division of Banks consists of:

part of the Canterbury Bankstown Council, and

part of the Georges...