List of 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 September 22, 2022[update], there are 128 local government areas in New South Wales.[1][2]
Local government area | Region | Area | Population | Density (people/km2) | References | ||||||
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km2 | sq mi | Rank | 2016 census | Rank | 2021 census | Rank | 2021 census | Rank | |||
Albury, City of | Riverina | 307 | 119 | 108 | 53,767 | 44 | 56,093 | 43 | 182.71 | 37 | [3] |
Armidale Regional Council | New England | 8,621 | 3,329 | 27 | 29,449 | 60 | 29,124 | 61 | 3.38 | 79 | [4] |
Ballina Shire | Northern Rivers | 484 | 187 | 93 | 41,790 | 50 | 46,296 | 49 | 95.65 | 40 | [5] |
Balranald Shire | Riverina | 21,693 | 8,376 | 7 | 2,287 | 126 | 2,208 | 126 | 0.10 | 123 | [6] |
Bathurst Region | Central West | 3,820 | 1,470 | 56 | 41,300 | 51 | 43,567 | 52 | 11.40 | 59 | [7] |
Bayside Council | St George-Sutherland | 50 | 19 | 115 | 156,058 | 17 | 175,184 | 17 | 3,503.68 | 12 | [8] |
Bega Valley Shire | South Coast | 6,279 | 2,424 | 37 | 33,253 | 57 | 35,942 | 58 | 5.72 | 69 | [9] |
Bellingen Shire | Mid North Coast | 1,602 | 619 | 81 | 12,668 | 84 | 13,253 | 81 | 8.27 | 64 | [10] |
Berrigan Shire | Riverina | 2,066 | 798 | 76 | 8,462 | 97 | 8,665 | 96 | 4.19 | 78 | [11] |
Blacktown City Council | Western Sydney | 247 | 95 | 104 | 336,962 | 2 | 396,776 | 1 | 1,606.38 | 21 | [12] |
Bland Shire | Central West / Riverina | 8,560 | 3,310 | 29 | 5,995 | 109 | 5,547 | 110 | 0.65 | 113 | [13] |
Blayney Shire | Central West | 1,525 | 589 | 82 | 7,257 | 100 | 7,497 | 100 | 4.92 | 72 | [14] |
Blue Mountains, City of | Western Sydney / Blue Mountains | 1,432 | 553 | 84 | 76,904 | 31 | 78,121 | 32 | 54.55 | 46 | [15][16] |
Bogan Shire | Orana | 14,611 | 5,641 | 12 | 2,692 | 124 | 2,467 | 124 | 0.17 | 121 | [17] |
Bourke Shire | Orana | 41,679 | 16,092 | 4 | 2,634 | 125 | 2,340 | 125 | 0.06 | 127 | [18] |
Brewarrina Shire | Orana | 19,188 | 7,409 | 8 | 1,651 | 128 | 1,356 | 128 | 0.07 | 126 | [19] |
Broken Hill, City of | Far West | 170 | 66 | 107 | 17,708 | 72 | 17,588 | 73 | 101.69 | 39 | [20] |
Burwood Council | Inner West | 7 | 2.7 | 130 | 36,809 | 55 | 40,217 | 55 | 5,745.28 | 4 | [21] |
Byron Shire | Northern Rivers | 567 | 219 | 92 | 31,556 | 58 | 36,116 | 57 | 63.70 | 45 | [22] |
Cabonne Shire | Central West | 6,026 | 2,327 | 38 | 13,386 | 80 | 13,766 | 79 | 2.28 | 86 | [23] |
Camden Council | Macarthur / Western Sydney | 201 | 78 | 105 | 78,219 | 29 | 119,325 | 24 | 593.66 | 27 | [24] |
Campbelltown, City of | Macarthur / Western Sydney | 312 | 120 | 99 | 157,006 | 16 | 176,519 | 16 | 565.77 | 28 | [25] |
Canada Bay, City of | Inner West | 20 | 7.7 | 122 | 88,015 | 27 | 89,177 | 29 | 4,458.85 | 7 | [26] |
Canterbury-Bankstown, City of | Inner West / Western Sydney | 72 | 28 | 113 | 346,302 | 1 | 371,006 | 2 | 5,152.86 | 6 | [27][28] |
Carrathool Shire | Central West / Riverina | 18,933 | 7,310 | 9 | 2,719 | 123 | 2,866 | 122 | 0.15 | 122 | [29] |
Central Coast Council | Central Coast | 1,681 | 649 | 79 | 327,736 | 3 | 346,596 | 3 | 206.18 | 36 | [30][31] |
Central Darling Shire | Far West | 53,511 | 20,661 | 2 | 1,833 | 127 | 1,725 | 127 | 0.03 | 128 | [32] |
Cessnock, City of | Hunter | 1,966 | 759 | 78 | 55,560 | 42 | 63,632 | 40 | 32.37 | 49 | [33] |
Clarence Valley Council | Northern Rivers | 10,441 | 4,031 | 18 | 50,671 | 45 | 54,115 | 45 | 5.18 | 70 | [34] |
Cobar Shire | Orana | 44,065 | 17,014 | 3 | 4,647 | 113 | 4,059 | 115 | 0.09 | 124 | [35] |
Coffs Harbour, City of | Mid North Coast | 1,175 | 454 | 87 | 72,944 | 33 | 78,759 | 31 | 67.03 | 44 | [36] |
Coolamon Shire | Riverina | 2,433 | 939 | 74 | 4,315 | 114 | 4,385 | 113 | 1.80 | 93 | [37] |
Coonamble Shire | Orana | 9,926 | 3,832 | 20 | 3,918 | 116 | 3,732 | 116 | 0.37 | 116 | [38] |
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council | Riverina | 3,981 | 1,537 | 55 | 11,141 | 89 | 11,403 | 89 | 2.86 | 82 | [39][40] |
Cowra Shire | Central West | 2,810 | 1,080 | 68 | 12,460 | 85 | 12,724 | 86 | 4.53 | 75 | [41] |
Cumberland City Council | Western Sydney | 72 | 28 | 113 | 216,079 | 7 | 235,439 | 6 | 3,269.99 | 14 | [42][43] |
Dubbo Regional Council | Orana | 7,536 | 2,910 | 31 | 50,077 | 46 | 54,922 | 44 | 7.29 | 66 | [44][45] |
Dungog Shire | Hunter | 2,251 | 869 | 75 | 8,975 | 93 | 9,541 | 91 | 4.24 | 77 | [46] |
Edward River Council | Riverina | 8,881 | 3,429 | 25 | 8,851 | 95 | 8,456 | 98 | 0.95 | 107 | [47][48] |
Eurobodalla Shire | South Coast | 3,428 | 1,324 | 60 | 37,232 | 54 | 40,593 | 54 | 11.84 | 58 | [49] |
Fairfield, City of | Western Sydney | 102 | 39 | 110 | 198,817 | 11 | 208,475 | 13 | 2,043.87 | 20 | [50] |
Federation Council | Riverina | 5,685 | 2,195 | 41 | 12,777 | 83 | 12,899 | 83 | 2.27 | 87 | [51][52] |
Forbes Shire | Central West | 4,720 | 1,820 | 50 | 9,587 | 91 | 9,319 | 93 | 1.97 | 90 | [53] |
Georges River Council | St George-Sutherland | 38 | 15 | 117 | 146,841 | 19 | 152,274 | 19 | 4,007.21 | 9 | [54][55] |
Gilgandra Shire | Orana | 4,836 | 1,867 | 48 | 4,236 | 115 | 4,295 | 114 | 0.89 | 109 | [56] |
Glen Innes Severn Council | New England | 5,487 | 2,119 | 42 | 8,836 | 96 | 8,931 | 95 | 1.63 | 96 | [57] |
Goulburn Mulwaree Council | Southern Tablelands | 3,220 | 1,240 | 65 | 29,609 | 59 | 32,053 | 59 | 9.95 | 60 | [58] |
Greater Hume Shire | Riverina | 5,746 | 2,219 | 40 | 10,351 | 90 | 11,157 | 90 | 1.94 | 91 | [59] |
Griffith, City of | Riverina | 1,640 | 630 | 80 | 25,641 | 63 | 27,086 | 63 | 16.51 | 55 | [60] |
Gunnedah Shire | New England | 4,994 | 1,928 | 46 | 12,215 | 86 | 12,929 | 82 | 2.59 | 84 | [61] |
Gwydir Shire | New England | 9,453 | 3,650 | 22 | 5,258 | 112 | 4,910 | 112 | 0.52 | 114 | [62] |
Hawkesbury, City of | Western Sydney | 2,793 | 1,078 | 70 | 64,592 | 38 | 67,207 | 39 | 24.06 | 50 | [63][64] |
Hay Shire | Riverina | 11,326 | 4,373 | 16 | 2,946 | 121 | 2,882 | 121 | 0.25 | 118 | [65] |
Hills Shire, The | Hills District | 401 | 155 | 96 | 157,243 | 15 | 191,876 | 14 | 478.49 | 31 | [66] |
Hilltops Council | Southern Tablelands | 7,139 | 2,756 | 34 | 18,498 | 71 | 19,254 | 71 | 41.67 | 47 | [67][68] |
Hornsby Shire | North Shore / Northern Suburbs | 462 | 178 | 94 | 142,667 | 20 | 151,811 | 20 | 328.59 | 33 | [69] |
Hunter's Hill, Municipality of | Northern Suburbs | 6 | 2.3 | 131 | 13,999 | 79 | 13,559 | 80 | 2,259.83 | 19 | [70] |
Inner West Council | Inner West | 35 | 14 | 119 | 182,043 | 14 | 182,818 | 15 | 5,223.37 | 5 | [71][72] |
Inverell Shire | New England | 8,606 | 3,323 | 28 | 16,483 | 73 | 17,853 | 72 | 2.07 | 89 | [73] |
Junee Shire | Riverina | 2,030 | 780 | 77 | 6,295 | 104 | 6,415 | 103 | 3.16 | 80 | [74] |
Kempsey Shire | Mid North Coast | 3,380 | 1,310 | 63 | 28,885 | 61 | 30,688 | 60 | 9.08 | 63 | [75] |
Kiama, Municipality of | Illawarra | 258 | 100 | 102 | 21,464 | 67 | 23,074 | 67 | 89.43 | 41 | [76] |
Ku-ring-gai Council | North Shore | 86 | 33 | 111 | 118,053 | 22 | 124,076 | 23 | 1,442.74 | 22 | [77] |
Kyogle Council | Northern Rivers | 3,589 | 1,386 | 59 | 8,940 | 94 | 9,359 | 92 | 2.61 | 83 | [78] |
Lachlan Shire | Central West | 7,431 | 2,869 | 32 | 6,194 | 105 | 6,094 | 105 | 0.82 | 110 | [79] |
Lake Macquarie, City of | Hunter | 648 | 250 | 91 | 197,371 | 12 | 213,845 | 11 | 330 | 32 | [80] |
Lane Cove, Municipality of | North Shore | 11 | 4.2 | 126 | 36,051 | 56 | 39,438 | 56 | 3,585.27 | 11 | [81] |
Leeton Shire | Riverina | 1,167 | 451 | 88 | 11,168 | 88 | 11,452 | 88 | 9.81 | 61 | [82] |
Lismore, City of | Northern Rivers | 1,290 | 500 | 86 | 43,135 | 49 | 44,334 | 51 | 34.37 | 48 | [83] |
Lithgow, City of | Central West / Blue Mountains | 4,551 | 1,757 | 52 | 21,090 | 68 | 20,842 | 69 | 4.58 | 74 | [84] |
Liverpool, City of | Western Sydney | 306 | 118 | 100 | 204,326 | 9 | 233,446 | 7 | 762.89 | 25 | [85] |
Liverpool Plains Shire | New England | 5,086 | 1,964 | 45 | 7,687 | 99 | 7,551 | 99 | 1.48 | 98 | [86] |
Lockhart Shire | Riverina | 2,895 | 1,118 | 67 | 3,119 | 119 | 3,319 | 119 | 0.08 | 125 | [87] |
Lord Howe Island | 15 | 5.8 | 123 | 382 | 130 | 445 | [88][89] | ||||
Maitland, City of | Hunter | 392 | 151 | 97 | 77,305 | 30 | 90,226 | 28 | 230.17 | 35 | [90] |
Mid-Coast Council | Mid North Coast | 10,053 | 3,881 | 19 | 90,303 | 26 | 96,579 | 27 | 9.60 | 62 | [91][92] |
Mid-Western Regional | Central West | 8,737 | 3,373 | 26 | 24,076 | 64 | 25,713 | 64 | 2.94 | 81 | [93] |
Moree Plains Shire | New England | 17,930 | 6,920 | 10 | 13,159 | 81 | 12,751 | 85 | 0.71 | 112 | [94] |
Mosman Council | North Shore | 9 | 3.5 | 128 | 28,475 | 62 | 28,329 | 62 | 3,147.67 | 17 | [95] |
Murray River Council | Riverina | 11,865 | 4,581 | 15 | 11,680 | 87 | 12,850 | 84 | 1.08 | 104 | [96][97] |
Murrumbidgee Council | Riverina | 6,880 | 2,660 | 36 | 3,836 | 117 | 3,353 | 118 | 0.49 | 115 | [98][99] |
Muswellbrook Shire | Hunter | 3,405 | 1,315 | 62 | 16,086 | 75 | 16,357 | 75 | 4.80 | 73 | [100] |
Nambucca Shire | Mid North Coast | 1,491 | 576 | 83 | 19,212 | 70 | 20,407 | 70 | 13.69 | 57 | [101] |
Narrandera Shire | Riverina | 4,117 | 1,590 | 53 | 5,853 | 110 | 5,698 | 108 | 1.38 | 100 | [102] |
Narrabri Shire | North West Slopes / Northern Tablelands | 13,031 | 5,031 | 13 | 13,084 | 82 | 12,703 | 87 | 0.97 | 106 | [103] |
Narromine Shire | Orana | 5,264 | 2,032 | 44 | 6,444 | 103 | 6,360 | 104 | 1.21 | 101 | [104] |
Newcastle, City of | Hunter | 187 | 72 | 106 | 155,411 | 18 | 168,873 | 18 | 903.06 | 24 | [105] |
Northern Beaches Council | Northern Beaches | 254 | 98 | 103 | 252,878 | 4 | 263,554 | 4 | 1,037.61 | 23 | [106][107] |
North Sydney Council | North Shore | 11 | 4.2 | 126 | 67,658 | 36 | 68,950 | 36 | 6,268.18 | 3 | [108] |
Oberon Shire | Central West | 3,659 | 1,413 | 58 | 5,301 | 111 | 5,580 | 109 | 1.52 | 97 | [109] |
Orange, City of | Central West | 285 | 110 | 101 | 40,344 | 52 | 43,512 | 53 | 152.67 | 38 | [110] |
Parkes Shire | Central West | 5,958 | 2,300 | 39 | 14,608 | 76 | 14,361 | 77 | 2.41 | 85 | [111] |
Parramatta Council, City of | Western Sydney / Northern Suburbs | 82 | 32 | 112 | 226,149 | 5 | 256,729 | 5 | 3,130.84 | 18 | [112][113] |
Penrith, City of | Western Sydney | 405 | 156 | 95 | 196,066 | 13 | 217,664 | 9 | 537.44 | 29 | [114][115] |
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | Mid North Coast | 3,686 | 1,423 | 57 | 78,539 | 28 | 86,762 | 30 | 23.54 | 52 | [116][117] |
Port Stephens Council | Hunter | 979 | 378 | 89 | 69,556 | 34 | 75,276 | 35 | 76.89 | 42 | [118] |
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council | Southern Tablelands | 8,960 | 3,460 | 23 | 56,027 | 41 | 63,304 | 41 | 7.06 | 67 | [119][120] |
Randwick, City of | Eastern Suburbs | 36 | 14 | 118 | 140,660 | 21 | 134,252 | 21 | 3,729.22 | 10 | [121] |
Richmond Valley Council | Northern Rivers | 3,051 | 1,178 | 66 | 22,807 | 66 | 23,565 | 66 | 7.72 | 65 | [122] |
Ryde, City of | Northern Suburbs | 41 | 16 | 116 | 116,302 | 23 | 129,123 | 22 | 3,149.34 | 16 | [123] |
Singleton Council | Hunter | 4,893 | 1,889 | 47 | 22,987 | 65 | 24,577 | 65 | 5.02 | 71 | [124] |
Shellharbour, City of | Illawarra / South Coast | 147 | 57 | 109 | 68,460 | 35 | 76,271 | 33 | 518.85 | 30 | [125] |
Shoalhaven, City of | South Coast | 4,567 | 1,763 | 51 | 99,650 | 24 | 108,531 | 25 | 23.76 | 51 | [126] |
Snowy Monaro Regional Council | Snowy Mountains / Monaro | 15,162 | 5,854 | 11 | 20,218 | 69 | 21,666 | 68 | 1.43 | 99 | [127][128] |
Snowy Valleys Council | Riverina | 8,960 | 3,460 | 23 | 14,395 | 77 | 14,891 | 76 | 1.66 | 95 | [129][130] |
Strathfield, Municipality of | Inner West | 14 | 5.4 | 124 | 40,312 | 53 | 45,593 | 50 | 3,256.64 | 15 | [131] |
Sutherland Shire | St George-Sutherland | 370 | 140 | 98 | 218,464 | 6 | 230,211 | 8 | 622.19 | 26 | [132] |
Sydney, City of | Sydney CBD | 25 | 9.7 | 120 | 208,374 | 8 | 211,632 | 12 | 8,465.28 | 1 | [133][134] |
Tamworth Regional Council | New England | 9,892 | 3,819 | 21 | 59,663 | 40 | 63,070 | 42 | 6.37 | 68 | [135] |
Temora Shire | Riverina | 2,802 | 1,082 | 69 | 6,110 | 106 | 6,034 | 106 | 2.15 | 88 | [136] |
Tenterfield Shire | New England | 7,332 | 2,831 | 33 | 6,628 | 102 | 6,810 | 102 | 0.93 | 108 | [137] |
Tweed Shire | Northern Rivers | 1,321 | 510 | 85 | 91,371 | 25 | 97,392 | 26 | 73.72 | 43 | [138] |
Unincorporated Far West | Far West | 93,300 | 36,000 | 1 | 698a | 129 | 1,016 | 129 | 0.01 | 129 | [139] |
Upper Hunter Shire | Hunter | 8,096 | 3,126 | 30 | 14,112 | 78 | 14,229 | 78 | 1.76 | 94 | [140] |
Upper Lachlan Shire | Southern Tablelands | 7,102 | 2,742 | 35 | 7,695 | 98 | 8,514 | 97 | 1.20 | 102 | [141] |
Uralla Shire | New England | 3,230 | 1,250 | 64 | 6,048 | 108 | 5,971 | 107 | 1.85 | 92 | [142] |
Wagga Wagga, City of | Riverina | 4,826 | 1,863 | 49 | 62,385 | 39 | 67,609 | 38 | 14 | 56 | [143] |
Walcha Shire | New England | 2,621 | 1,012 | 72 | 3,092 | 120 | 3,016 | 120 | 1.15 | 103 | [144][145] |
Walgett Shire | Orana | 22,336 | 8,624 | 6 | 6,107 | 107 | 5,253 | 111 | 0.23 | 120 | [146] |
Warren Shire | Orana | 10,760 | 4,150 | 17 | 2,732 | 122 | 2,550 | 123 | 0.24 | 119 | [147] |
Warrumbungle Shire | Orana | 12,380 | 4,780 | 14 | 9,384 | 92 | 9,225 | 94 | 0.74 | 111 | [148] |
Waverley Council | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 3.5 | 128 | 66,812 | 37 | 68,605 | 37 | 7,622.78 | 2 | [149][150] |
Weddin Shire | Central West | 3,410 | 1,320 | 61 | 3,664 | 118 | 3,608 | 117 | 1.06 | 105 | [151] |
Wentworth Shire | Riverina | 26,269 | 10,143 | 5 | 6,794 | 101 | 7,453 | 101 | 0.28 | 117 | [152][153] |
Willoughby, City of | North Shore | 23 | 8.9 | 121 | 74,302 | 32 | 75,613 | 34 | 3,287.52 | 13 | [154] |
Wingecarribee Shire | Illawarra / Southern Highlands | 2,689 | 1,038 | 71 | 47,882 | 48 | 52,709 | 48 | 19.60 | 54 | [155] |
Wollondilly Shire | Macarthur / Western Sydney | 2,560 | 990 | 73 | 48,519 | 47 | 53,961 | 46 | 21.08 | 53 | [156] |
Wollongong, City of | Illawarra | 684 | 264 | 90 | 203,630 | 10 | 214,564 | 10 | 313.69 | 34 | [157] |
Woollahra, Municipality of | Eastern Suburbs | 12 | 4.6 | 125 | 54,240 | 43 | 53,496 | 47 | 4,458 | 8 | [158][159] |
Yass Valley Council | Southern Tablelands / Riverina | 3,999 | 1,544 | 54 | 16,142 | 74 | 17,281 | 74 | 4.32 | 76 | [160] |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goulburn Mulwaree (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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