List of all local government areas in New South Wales
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This is a list of local government areas (LGA) of New South Wales in Australia.
As of 12 May 2016[update] there were 129 local government areas in New South Wales,[1] comprising thirty cities, 28 councils, six municipalities, eight regional councils, and 58 shires. In addition there were two unincorporated areas, including the Unincorporated Far West Region which is not part of any local government area, in the sparsely inhabited Far West; and Lord Howe Island, which is also unincorporated but self-governed by the Lord Howe Island Board.
Local government area | Area | Population | References | |||
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km2 | sq mi | rank | 2011 census | rank | ||
Albury, City of | 164 | 63 | 107 | 50,243 | 45 | [2][3] |
Armidale Regional Council | 8,621 | 3,329 | 26 | 29,946 | 59 | [4] |
Ballina Shire | 484 | 187 | 92 | 41,644 | 50 | [5] |
Balranald Shire | 21,693 | 8,376 | 7 | 2,343 | 127 | [6] |
Bathurst Regional | 3,820 | 1,470 | 55 | 38,519 | 52 | [7] |
Bega Valley Shire | 6,279 | 2,424 | 36 | 33,313 | 56 | [2] |
Bellingen Shire | 1,602 | 619 | 80 | 12,518 | 85 | [8] |
Berrigan Shire | 2,066 | 798 | 75 | 8,337 | 97 | [6] |
Blacktown, City of | 247 | 95 | 103 | 301,099 | 3 | [9] |
Bland Shire | 8,560 | 3,310 | 28 | 5,865 | 111 | [10] |
Blayney Shire | 1,525 | 589 | 81 | 7,330 | 101 | [2] |
Botany Bay, City of | 27 | 10 | 119 | 39,356 | 51 | [11] |
Blue Mountains, City of | 1,432 | 553 | 83 | 78,550 | 27 | [12]:143 [13] |
Bogan Shire | 14,611 | 5,641 | 11 | 3,003 | 122 | [14] |
Bourke Shire | 41,679 | 16,092 | 4 | 2,868 | 124 | [15] |
Brewarrina Shire | 19,188 | 7,409 | 8 | 1,766 | 129 | [16] |
Broken Hill, City of | 170 | 66 | 106 | 18,517 | 72 | [17] |
Burwood Council | 7 | 2.7 | 130 | 32,423 | 57 | [18] |
Byron Shire | 567 | 219 | 91 | 29,209 | 61 | [19] |
Cabonne Shire | 6,026 | 2,327 | 37 | 13,695 | 81 | [2] |
Camden Council | 201 | 78 | 104 | 56,720 | 39 | [20] |
Campbelltown, City of | 312 | 120 | 98 | 145,967 | 19 | [21] |
Canada Bay, City of | 20 | 7.7 | 122 | 75,763 | 28 | [22] |
Canterbury-Bankstown Council | 72 | 28 | 112 | 350,983 | 1 | [23] |
Carrathool Shire | 18,933 | 7,310 | 9 | 2,700 | 126 | [24] |
Central Coast Council | 1,681 | 649 | 78 | 331,007 | 2 | [25] |
Central Darling Shire | 53,511 | 20,661 | 2 | 1,991 | 128 | [26] |
Cessnock, City of | 1,966 | 759 | 77 | 50,840 | 43 | [27] |
Clarence Valley Council | 10,441 | 4,031 | 17 | 49,665 | 46 | [28] |
Cobar Shire | 44,065 | 17,014 | 3 | 4,710 | 114 | [29] |
Coffs Harbour, City of | 1,175 | 454 | 86 | 68,413 | 30 | [30] |
Coolamon Shire | 2,433 | 939 | 73 | 4,289 | 116 | [24] |
Coonamble Shire | 9,926 | 3,832 | 19 | 4,030 | 118 | [31] |
Cowra Shire | 2,810 | 1,080 | 67 | 12,147 | 86 | [32] |
Cumberland Council | 72 | 28 | 112 | 219,147 | 5 | [33] |
Dungog Shire | 2,251 | 869 | 74 | 8,318 | 98 | [34] |
Edward River Council | 8,881 | 3,429 | 24 | 8,972 | 95 | [35] |
Eurobodalla Shire | 3,428 | 1,324 | 59 | 37,234 | 54 | [2] |
Fairfield, City of | 102 | 39 | 109 | 198,301 | 9 | [36] |
Federation Council | 5,685 | 2,195 | 40 | 12,602 | 84 | [37] |
Forbes Shire | 4,720 | 1,820 | 49 | 9,170 | 94 | [38] |
Georges River Council | 38 | 15 | 115 | 146,916 | 18 | [39] |
Gilgandra Shire | 4,836 | 1,867 | 47 | 4,386 | 115 | [40] |
Glen Innes Severn Council | 5,487 | 2,119 | 41 | 8,656 | 96 | [41] |
Goulburn Mulwaree Council | 3,220 | 1,240 | 64 | 29,230 | 60 | [2] |
Greater Hume Shire | 5,746 | 2,219 | 39 | 10,176 | 91 | [2] |
Griffith, City of | 1,640 | 630 | 79 | 25,489 | 64 | [24] |
Gundagai Council | 3,981 | 1,537 | 54 | 11,504 | 88 | [42] |
Gunnedah Shire | 4,994 | 1,928 | 45 | 12,066 | 87 | [43] |
Gwydir Shire | 9,453 | 3,650 | 21 | 4,965 | 113 | [44] |
Hawkesbury, City of | 2,793 | 1,078 | 69 | 64,350 | 35 | [12]:229 [45] |
Hay Shire | 11,326 | 4,373 | 15 | 3,002 | 123 | [24] |
The Hills Shire | 401 | 155 | 95 | 169,872 | 14 | [46] |
Hilltops Council | 7,139 | 2,756 | 33 | 18,994 | 70 | [47] |
Hornsby Shire | 462 | 178 | 93 | 156,847 | 16 | [48] |
Hunter's Hill, Municipality of | 6 | 2.3 | 131 | 13,215 | 82 | [49] |
Inner West Council | 35 | 14 | 116 | 185,990 | 11 | [50] |
Inverell Shire | 8,606 | 3,323 | 27 | 16,075 | 74 | [51] |
Junee Shire | 2,030 | 780 | 76 | 6,127 | 108 | [24] |
Kempsey Shire | 3,380 | 1,310 | 62 | 28,134 | 62 | [52] |
Kiama, Municipality of | 258 | 100 | 101 | 21,047 | 69 | [2] |
Ku-ring-gai Council | 86 | 33 | 110 | 109,297 | 21 | [53] |
Kyogle Council | 3,589 | 1,386 | 58 | 9,824 | 92 | [2] |
Lachlan Shire | 7,431 | 2,869 | 31 | 6,872 | 102 | [2] |
Lake Macquarie, City of | 648 | 250 | 90 | 189,006 | 10 | [54] |
Lane Cove, Municipality of | 11 | 4.2 | 126 | 31,510 | 58 | [55] |
Leeton Shire | 1,167 | 451 | 87 | 11,498 | 89 | [24] |
Lismore, City of | 1,290 | 500 | 85 | 45,645 | 48 | [56] |
Lithgow, City of | 4,551 | 1,757 | 51 | 21,118 | 68 | [2] |
Liverpool, City of | 306 | 118 | 99 | 180,143 | 12 | [57] |
Liverpool Plains Shire | 5,086 | 1,964 | 44 | 7,480 | 100 | [58] |
Lockhart Shire | 2,895 | 1,118 | 66 | 3,082 | 121 | [24] |
Lord Howe Island | 15 | 5.8 | 123 | 360 | 131 | [59][60] |
Maitland, City of | 392 | 151 | 96 | 67,478 | 32 | [61] |
Mid-Coast Council | 10,053 | 3,881 | 18 | 90,504 | 25 | [62] |
Mid-Western Regional | 8,737 | 3,373 | 25 | 22,318 | 66 | [63] |
Moree Plains Shire | 17,930 | 6,920 | 10 | 14,050 | 79 | [12]:287 |
Mosman, Municipality of | 9 | 3.5 | 128 | 27,453 | 63 | [64] |
Murray River Council | 11,865 | 4,581 | 14 | 11,456 | 90 | [65] |
Murrumbidgee Council | 6,880 | 2,660 | 35 | 4,047 | 117 | [66] |
Muswellbrook Shire | 3,405 | 1,315 | 61 | 15,791 | 75 | [67] |
Nambucca Shire | 1,491 | 576 | 82 | 18,644 | 71 | [52] |
Narrandera Shire | 4,117 | 1,590 | 52 | 6,071 | 109 | [24] |
Narrabri Shire | 13,031 | 5,031 | 12 | 12,925 | 83 | [68] |
Narromine Shire | 5,264 | 2,032 | 43 | 6,585 | 105 | [69] |
Newcastle, City of | 187 | 72 | 105 | 148,535 | 17 | [70] |
Northern Beaches Council | 254 | 98 | 102 | 263,413 | 4 | [71] |
North Sydney Council | 11 | 4.2 | 127 | 62,289 | 37 | [72] |
Oberon Shire | 3,659 | 1,413 | 57 | 5,270 | 112 | [2] |
Orange, City of | 285 | 110 | 100 | 38,057 | 53 | [73] |
Parkes Shire | 5,958 | 2,300 | 38 | 14,592 | 78 | [74] |
Parramatta Council, City of | 82 | 32 | 111 | 215,725 | 6 | [75] |
Penrith, City of | 405 | 156 | 94 | 178,467 | 13 | [76][77] |
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | 3,686 | 1,423 | 56 | 72,696 | 29 | [78][79] |
Port Stephens Council | 979 | 378 | 88 | 64,807 | 34 | [80] |
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council | 8,960 | 3,460 | 22 | 14,953 | 76 | [81] |
Randwick, City of | 36 | 14 | 116 | 128,989 | 20 | [82] |
Richmond Valley Council | 3,051 | 1,178 | 65 | 22,037 | 67 | [83] |
Rockdale, City of | 28 | 11 | 118 | 97,340 | 24 | [84] |
Ryde, City of | 41 | 16 | 114 | 103,038 | 22 | [85] |
Singleton Council | 4,893 | 1,889 | 46 | 22,694 | 65 | [86] |
Shellharbour, City of | 147 | 57 | 108 | 67,797 | 31 | [2] |
Shoalhaven, City of | 4,567 | 1,763 | 50 | 97,694 | 23 | [2] |
Snowy Monaro Regional Council | 5,319 | 2,054 | 42 | 56,368 | 40 | [87] |
Snowy Valleys Council | 8,960 | 3,460 | 23 | 14,953 | 77 | [88] |
Strathfield, Municipality of | 14 | 5.4 | 124 | 35,188 | 55 | [89] |
Sutherland Shire | 370 | 140 | 97 | 210,863 | 7 | [90] |
Sydney, City of | 25 | 9.7 | 120 | 169,505 | 15 | [91][92] |
Temora Shire | 2,802 | 1,082 | 68 | 5,969 | 110 | [24] |
Tweed Shire | 1,321 | 510 | 84 | 85,105 | 26 | [93] |
Tamworth Regional Council | 9,892 | 3,819 | 20 | 56,292 | 41 | [94] |
Tenterfield Shire | 7,332 | 2,831 | 32 | 6,811 | 103 | [95] |
Unincorporated Far West | 93,300 | 36,000 | 1 | 698 | 130 | [96] |
Upper Hunter Shire | 8,096 | 3,126 | 29 | 13,754 | 80 | [97] |
Upper Lachlan Shire | 7,102 | 2,742 | 34 | 7,586 | 99 | [2] |
Uralla Shire | 3,230 | 1,250 | 63 | 6,250 | 107 | [12]:367 |
Walcha Shire | 2,621 | 1,012 | 71 | 3,100 | 120 | [12]:375[98] |
Walgett Shire | 22,336 | 8,624 | 6 | 6,454 | 106 | [99] |
Warren Shire | 10,760 | 4,150 | 16 | 2,758 | 125 | [100] |
Warrumbungle Shire | 12,380 | 4,780 | 13 | 9,588 | 93 | [101] |
Wagga Wagga, City of | 4,826 | 1,863 | 48 | 62,149 | 38 | [2] |
Waverley Council | 9 | 3.5 | 128 | 63,487 | 36 | [102][103] |
Weddin Shire | 3,410 | 1,320 | 60 | 3,665 | 119 | [104] |
Wentworth Shire | 26,269 | 10,143 | 5 | 6,609 | 104 | [105][106] |
Western Plains Regional Council | 7,536 | 2,910 | 30 | 50,627 | 44 | [107] |
Willoughby, City of | 23 | 8.9 | 121 | 67,356 | 33 | [108] |
Wingecarribee Shire | 2,689 | 1,038 | 70 | 47,054 | 47 | [2] |
Wollondilly Shire | 2,560 | 990 | 72 | 44,600 | 49 | [12]:393 |
Wollongong, City of | 684 | 264 | 89 | 205,231 | 8 | [2] |
Woollahra, Municipality of | 12 | 4.6 | 125 | 52,158 | 42 | [109][110] |
Yass Valley Council | 3,999 | 1,544 | 53 | 16,270 | 73 | [2] |
See also
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