List of local government areas in New South Wales explained

This is a list of local government areas (LGA) of New South Wales in Australia.

, there are 128 local government areas in New South Wales.^{[1] [2]}

Local government area		Area			Population				Density (people/km^2)		References
							2021 census	Rank	2021 census	Rank
		307km2				56,093	43	182.71	37
		8621km2				29,124	61	3.38	79
		484km2				46,296	49	95.65	40
	Riverina	21693km2				2,208	126	0.10	123
		3820km2				43,567	52	11.40	59
		50km2				175,184	17	3,503.68	12
		6279km2				35,942	58	5.72	69
		1602km2				13,253	81	8.27	64
		2066km2				8,665	96	4.19	78
		247km2				396,776	1	1,606.38	21
		8560km2				5,547	110	0.65	113
		1525km2				7,497	100	4.92	72
		1432km2				78,121	32	54.55	46	^[3]
		14611km2				2,467	124	0.17	121
		41679km2				2,340	125	0.06	127
		19188km2				1,356	128	0.07	126
		170km2				17,588	73	101.69	39
		7km2				40,217	55	5,745.28	4
		567km2				36,116	57	63.70	45
		6026km2				13,766	79	2.28	86
		201km2				119,325	24	593.66	27
		312km2				176,519	16	565.77	28
		20km2				89,177	29	4,458.85	7
		72km2				371,006	2	5,152.86	6	^[4]
		18933km2				2,866	122	0.15	122
		1681km2				346,596	3	206.18	36	^[5]
		53511km2				1,725	127	0.03	128
		1966km2				63,632	40	32.37	49
		10441km2				54,115	45	5.18	70
		44065km2				4,059	115	0.09	124
		1175km2				78,759	31	67.03	44
		2433km2				4,385	113	1.80	93
		9926km2				3,732	116	0.37	116
		3981km2				11,403	89	2.86	82	^[6]
		2810km2				12,724	86	4.53	75
		72km2				235,439	6	3,269.99	14	^[7]
		7536km2				54,922	44	7.29	66	^[8]
		2251km2				9,541	91	4.24	77
		8881km2				8,456	98	0.95	107	^[9]
		3428km2				40,593	54	11.84	58
		102km2				208,475	13	2,043.87	20
		5685km2				12,899	83	2.27	87	^[10]
		4720km2				9,319	93	1.97	90
		38km2				152,274	19	4,007.21	9	^[11]
		4836km2				4,295	114	0.89	109
		5487km2				8,931	95	1.63	96
		3220km2				32,053	59	9.95	60
		5746km2				11,157	90	1.94	91
		1640km2				27,086	63	16.51	55
		4994km2				12,929	82	2.59	84
		9453km2				4,910	112	0.52	114
		2793km2				67,207	39	24.06	50	^[12]
		11326km2				2,882	121	0.25	118
		401km2				191,876	14	478.49	31
		7139km2				19,254	71	41.67	47	^[13]
		462km2				151,811	20	328.59	33
		6km2				13,559	80	2,259.83	19
		35km2				182,818	15	5,223.37	5	^[14]
		8606km2				17,853	72	2.07	89
		2030km2				6,415	103	3.16	80
		3380km2				30,688	60	9.08	63
		258km2				23,074	67	89.43	41
		86km2				124,076	23	1,442.74	22
		3589km2				9,359	92	2.61	83
		7431km2				6,094	105	0.82	110
		648km2				213,845	11	330	32
		11km2				39,438	56	3,585.27	11
		1167km2				11,452	88	9.81	61
		1290km2				44,334	51	34.37	48
		4551km2				20,842	69	4.58	74
		306km2				233,446	7	762.89	25
		5086km2				7,551	99	1.48	98
		2895km2				3,319	119	0.08	125
		15km2		382		445				^[15]
		392km2				90,226	28	230.17	35
		10053km2				96,579	27	9.60	62	^[16]
		8737km2				25,713	64	2.94	81
		17930km2				12,751	85	0.71	112
		9km2				28,329	62	3,147.67	17
		11865km2				12,850	84	1.08	104	^[17]
		6880km2				3,353	118	0.49	115	^[18]
		3405km2				16,357	75	4.80	73
		1491km2				20,407	70	13.69	57
		4117km2				5,698	108	1.38	100
		13031km2				12,703	87	0.97	106
		5264km2				6,360	104	1.21	101
		187km2				168,873	18	903.06	24
		254km2				263,554	4	1,037.61	23	^[19]
		11km2				68,950	36	6,268.18	3
		3659km2				5,580	109	1.52	97
		285km2				43,512	53	152.67	38
		5958km2				14,361	77	2.41	85
		82km2				256,729	5	3,130.84	18	^[20]
		405km2				217,664	9	537.44	29	^[21]
		3686km2				86,762	30	23.54	52	^[22]
		979km2				75,276	35	76.89	42
		8960km2				63,304	41	7.06	67	^[23]
		36km2				134,252	21	3,729.22	10
		3051km2				23,565	66	7.72	65
		41km2				129,123	22	3,149.34	16
		4893km2				24,577	65	5.02	71
		147km2				76,271	33	518.85	30
		4567km2				108,531	25	23.76	51
		15162km2				21,666	68	1.43	99	^[24]
		8960km2				14,891	76	1.66	95	^[25]
		14km2				45,593	50	3,256.64	15
		370km2				230,211	8	622.19	26
		25km2				211,632	12	8,465.28	1	^[26]
		9892km2				63,070	42	6.37	68
		2802km2				6,034	106	2.15	88
		7332km2				6,810	102	0.93	108
		1321km2				97,392	26	73.72	43
		93300km2				1,016	129	0.01	129
		8096km2				14,229	78	1.76	94
		7102km2				8,514	97	1.20	102
		3230km2				5,971	107	1.85	92
		4826km2				67,609	38	14	56
		2621km2				3,016	120	1.15	103	^[27]
		22336km2				5,253	111	0.23	120
		10760km2				2,550	123	0.24	119
		12380km2				9,225	94	0.74	111
		9km2				68,605	37	7,622.78	2	^[28]
		3410km2				3,608	117	1.06	105
		26269km2				7,453	101	0.28	117	^[29]
		23km2				75,613	34	3,287.52	13
		2689km2				52,709	48	19.60	54
		2560km2				53,961	46	21.08	53
		684km2				214,564	10	313.69	34
		12km2				53,496	47	4,458	8	^[30]
		3999km2				17,281	74	4.32	76

See also

• Local government areas of New South Wales
• List of former local government areas in New South Wales

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local Government (Bayside) Proclamation 2016. 9 September 2016. NSW Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Local Government Directory . Office of Local Government . . 25 May 2016 .
3. Web site: Overview of the Council . Introduction to Blue Mountains City Council . Blue Mountains City Council . 5 May 2016 .
4. Web site: Canterbury-Bankstown Council. Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 14 May 2016 .
5. Web site: Central Coast Council. Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. 14 May 2016.
6. Web site: Gundagai Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 21 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611155448/https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/new-councils/gundagai-council/ . 11 June 2016 .
7. Web site: Cumberland Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 .
8. Web site: Western Plains Regional Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 17 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611123318/https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/new-councils/western-plains-regional-council/ . 11 June 2016 .
9. Web site: Edward River Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 18 May 2016.
10. Web site: Federation Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 .
11. Web site: Georges River Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 15 May 2016 .
12. Web site: History of the Hawkesbury . Hawkesbury City Council . 2012 . 2 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318204953/http://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/services/school-project-information-kit/hawkesbury-city-council-overview . 18 March 2012 . dmy-all .
13. Web site: Hilltops Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 .
14. Web site: Inner West Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 15 May 2016 .
15. Book: Nichols, Daphne . 2006 . Lord Howe Island Rising . Frenchs Forest, NSW . Tower Books . 978-0-646-45419-1 . 107–108.
16. Web site: Mid-Coast Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 12 May 2016 .
17. Web site: Murray River Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 .
18. Web site: Murrumbidgee Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 .
19. Web site: Northern Beaches Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 12 May 2016 .
20. Web site: City of Parramatta Council. Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 15 May 2016 .
21. Web site: 25 May 2009 . 12 November 2009 . History of Local Government development in the Penrith and Surrounding Districts . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140622033646/http://mailto:[e-mail]/_templates/StandardTemplate.aspx?id=38392 . 22 June 2014 . dmy-all .
22. Web site: History of the Council. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. 28 February 2008. 26 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080722223109/http://www.hastings.nsw.gov.au/www/html/81-history-of-the-council.asp. 22 July 2008. dead.
23. Web site: Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 .
24. Web site: Snowy Monaro Regional Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 .
25. Web site: Snowy Valley Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 13 May 2016 .
26. Web site: History of Sydney City Council . City of Sydney . 9 February 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121203034320/http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/aboutsydney/documents/history/hs_chos_history_of_council_1001.pdf . 3 December 2012 .
27. Book: Walcha 100 years of Local Government . Walcha Shire Council . Walcha . 1989 .
28. 16 June 1859 . Proclamation of the incorporation of the district of Waverley as a Municipality . NSW Government Gazette No. 115, 16 June 1859, Folios 1343-1344 .
29. Web site: Wentworth History . Wentworth Shire Council . 23 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090711170448/http://www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/history/ . 11 July 2009 . dmy-all .
30. Book: Jarvis & Kelly . The History of Woollahra . 1960 . Halstead Press . Sydney.