List of former local government areas in New South Wales explained

See main article: Local government areas of New South Wales. The local government areas (LGAs) of New South Wales, Australia are the defined areas within which legally constituted local government authorities, known as councils, have responsibilities to provide local services. Determining the size and shape of the local government areas is the sole responsibility of the Government of New South Wales.

In the past, many local government areas have been amalgamated or abolished, either voluntarily or involuntarily. Major changes occurred as a result of the enactment of the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948 and as a result of a review by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) that commenced in 2013. The IPART proposed a series of council mergers and amalgamation in both metropolitan and regional areas which proposed a reduction in the number of councils from 152 to 112.^[1] On 12 May 2016, following a further review by the Minister for Local Government and the independent Local Government Boundaries Commission, Premier Mike Baird announced Stage 1 starting with 19 new councils, through amalgamations and mergers, with immediate effect. The Minister indicated in principle support to create a further nine new councils, subject to the decision of the courts.^{[2] [3]} On the same day, the Governor of New South Wales acted on the advice of the Minister, and proclaimed the 19 new local government areas. Another proclamation occurred a few months later with the amalgamation of City of Botany Bay and City of Rockdale.^[4]

List of former local government areas in New South Wales

Greater Sydney

Greater Metropolitan Sydney

Former LGA	Type	Council seat		Established	Abolished	Area		Popn.	Notes	Ref
				27 August 1868						^[5] ^[6]
Annandale	Municipality	Annandale	Inner West	29 December 1893	31 December 1948				Amalgamated with Balmain and Leichhardt municipalities to form Municipality of Leichhardt	^[7]
	Municipality					8km2	41,214	Abolished and merged with Marrickville Council and the Municipality of Leichhardt to establish the Inner West Council.
						32km2	80,892	Parts of Auburn City were amalgamated with parts of Parramatta and Holroyd to form the Cumberland Council. The remainder parts of Auburn were amalgamated into the City of Parramatta Council.	^[8] ^[9]
Balmain	Municipality	Balmain	Inner West	21 February 1860	31 December 1948				Amalgamated with Annandale and Leichhardt municipalities to form Municipality of Leichhardt
	City					76.8km2	193,398	Abolished and merged with the City of Canterbury to establish the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.	^[10] ^[11] ^[12]
Baulkham Hills					14 November 2008
	Municipality	Bexley		28 June 1900					Merged with Rockdale Municipality.
	Municipality		Western Sydney						Originally part of the Municipal District of Liverpool from 1872. Amalgamated with Municipality of Fairfield.	^[13]
Camperdown	Municipality		Sydney	13 November 1862	22 December 1908				Amalgamated with the City of Sydney
	City		Canterbury-Bankstown			34km2	146,314	Abolished and merged with the City of Bankstown to establish the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.
	Municipality	Castlereagh	Western Sydney						Amalgamated with Penrith Municipality, St. Mary's Municipality and part of Nepean Shire to form, Municipality of Penrith.	^[14]
	Municipality		Inner West						Amalgamated with the Drummoyne Council to form the City of Canada Bay.	^[15] ^[16]
Cook	Municipality		Sydney	13 November 1862	19 February 1870				Amalgamated with the Municipality of Camperdown
	Municipality		Sydney			0.2km2		Abolished and merged into the City of Sydney. The former Darlington council area subsequently became part of the South Sydney Municipality, which was later merged into the City of Sydney in 1992.	^[17]
Drummoyne	Municipality		Inner West		1				Originally part of the Municipal District of Five Dock since 25 July 1871. Amalgamated with Five Dock to form Borough of Drummoyne on 12 March 1902. Amalgamated with the Municipality of Concord to form the City of Canada Bay.	^[18] ^[19]
	Municipality		Western Sydney						Amalgamated with Parramatta City, Granville Municipality and Ermington and Rydalmere Municipality, to form City of Parramatta.	^[20]
East St Leonard's	Municipality			17 August 1860	29 July 1890				Amalgamated with St Leonard’s and Victoria boroughs to form North Sydney Borough
Eastwood	Municipality			16					Amalgamated with Municipality of Ryde.
	Municipality		Inner West						Divided between Municipality of Burwood and Municipality of Strathfield.	^[21]
	Municipality		Western Sydney						Originally part of the Municipal District of Dundas from 1889. Amalgamated with Parramatta City, Dundas Municipality and Granville Municipality, to form City of Parramatta.	^[22]
	Municipality		Sydney	23 May 1872					Originally named Macdonald Town. Abolished and merged into the City of Sydney.
Five Dock	Municipal District		Inner West						Amalgamated with the Borough of Drummoyne on 12 March 1902.	^[23]
	Municipality		Sydney	1 August 1859					Abolished and merged into the City of Sydney.
Granville	Municipality		Western Sydney						Amalgamated with Parramatta City, Dundas Municipality and Ermington and Rydalmere Municipality, to form City of Parramatta. Much of the area this former Municipality, as the Woodville Ward of the City of Parramatta, was merged with parts of Auburn and Holroyd Cities to form Cumberland Council on 12 May 2016.	^[24]
	City		Western Sydney			40km2	99,163	Originally named Prospect and Sherwood. Abolished and parts of the City of Holroyd, along with parts of the Auburn and the Parramatta city councils merged to form the Cumberland Council, with a smaller minority of the City of Holroyd merged to establish the City of Parramatta Council.	^[25]
Homebush	Municipality		Inner West						Amalgamated with the Municipality of Strathfield on 23 May 1947.	^[26]
	City		Southern Sydney			23km2	80,823	Abolished and merged with the Kogarah City Council to establish the Georges River Council.	^[27] ^[28]
Ingleburn	Municipality								Amalgamated with Municipality of Campbelltown.	^[29]
	City		Southern Sydney			19.5km2	55,806	Abolished and merged with the Hurstville City Council to establish the Georges River Council.	^[30]
	Municipality		Inner West			11km2	align=right	52,198	Abolished and merged with the Marrickville Council and the Municipality of Ashfield to establish the Inner West Council.	^[31]
Lidcombe	Municipality		Western Sydney						Amalgamated with Municipality of Auburn.	^[32]
Macdonald Town	Municipality	Erkineville		23 May 1872	27 March 1893				Renamed Erskineville Municipality
	Municipality					15km2	align=right	39,747	Abolished and merged with the Pittwater and Warringah councils to establish the Northern Beaches Council.	^[33]
	Municipality		Inner West			17km2	align=right	76,500	Abolished and merged with the Municipalities of Leichhardt and Ashfield to establish the Inner West Council.	^[34]
Marsfield	Municipality		Northern Suburbs		16				Originally part of the Municipal District of Ryde from 1870. Renamed Municipality of Eastwood.	^[35]
	Municipality		Southern Sydney	29 March 1888					Named North Botany until 31 October 1911. Merged with Botany Municipality.
Mulgoa	Municipality		Western Sydney						Originally part of the Municipal District of Penrith from 1871. Amalgamated with Nepean Shire Council.	^[36] ^[37]
Nepean	Shire		Western Sydney						Split amongst the Municipality of Camden, Municipality of Liverpool and Municipality of Penrith.
	Municipality		Sydney						Abolished and merged into the City of Sydney.	^[38] ^[39]
North Botany	Municipality	Mascot		29 March 1888	31 October 1911				Renamed Mascot Municipality
North Willoughby	Municipality			23 October 1867	26 August 1890				Renamed Willoughby Municipality
Northcott	Municipality		Western Sydney	1 August 1968	1 December 1968
	Municipality		Sydney						Abolished and merged into the City of Sydney.	^[40]
	Municipality		Inner West						Abolished and merged into the Marrickville Council.	^[41]
	Municipality		Northern Beaches			91km2	align=right	57,155	Abolished and merged with the Manly and Warringah councils to establish the Northern Beaches Council.
	Municipality		Western Sydney						Renamed as the Municipality of Holroyd.	^[42]
	Municipality		Sydney						Abolished and merged into the City of Sydney. The former Redfern municipal area subsequently became part of the South Sydney Municipality, which was later merged into the City of Sydney in 1992.	^[43]
			City	15 August 1888					Merged with City of Botany Bay on 9 September 2016 to form Bayside Council
Rookwood	Municipality		Western Sydney						Renamed as the Municipality of Lidcombe.	^[44]
Smithfield and Fairfield	Municipality		Western Sydney						Renamed as the Municipality of Fairfield.	^[45] ^[46]
	City		Sydney						Formed from the Northcott Municipal Council and renamed as the South Sydney Municipal Council, this council was abolished in 1982 and merged into the City of Sydney. The South Sydney City Council was created in 1989, which was later merged into the City of Sydney in 1992.	^[47] ^[48]
St Leonard's	Municipality			13 May 1867	29 July 1890				Amalgamated with East St Leonard’s and Victoria boroughs to form North Sydney Borough
	Municipality		Western Sydney						Amalgamated with Penrith Municipality, Castlereagh Municipality and part of Nepean Shire to form, Municipality of Penrith.		^[49]
	Municipality		Inner West	13 January 1871					Abolished and merged into the Marrickville Council.
Vaucluse	Municipality								Merged with Municipality of Woollahra.	^[50]
Victoria	Municipality			20 January 1871	29 July 1890				Amalgamated with East St Leonard’s and St Leonard’s boroughs to form North Sydney Borough
	Shire		Northern Beaches			150km2	align=right	140,741	Abolished and merged with the Manly and Pittwater councils to establish the Northern Beaches Council.
	Municipality		Sydney	16 May 1860					Abolished and merged into the City of Sydney.
West Botany	Municipality		Southern Sydney	13 January 1871	15 August 1888				Renamed Rockdale Municipal District

Sydney surrounds

Former LGA	Type	Council seat		Established	Abolished	Area		Popn.	Notes	Ref
Blackheath	Municipality								Originally part of Kanimbla (later Blue Mountains) Shire from 7 March 1906. Amalgamated with Katoomba City and Blue Mountains Shire to form the City of Blue Mountains on 1 October 1947.	^[51]
	Shire		Western Sydney						Amalgamated with the Municipality of Windsor to form Hawkesbury Shire on 1 January 1947.
Kanimbla	Shire		Western Sydney						Renamed Blue Mountains Shire on 23 January 1907. Blue Mountains Shire was amalgamated with Katoomba City and Blackheath Municipality to form the City of Blue Mountains on 1 October 1947.
Katoomba	City		Western Sydney						Proclaimed a City on 31 May 1956. Amalgamated with Blackheath Municipality and Blue Mountains Shire to form the City of Blue Mountains on 1 October 1947.
	Municipality								Amalgamated with Wollondilly Shire on 1 May 1940.	^[52]
Richmond	Municipality		Western Sydney						Amalgamated with the Municipality of Windsor to form new Windsor Municipality.	^[53]
	Municipality		Western Sydney						Amalgamated with Colo Shire to form Hawkesbury Shire on 1 January 1981.	^[54]

Rural and Regional areas

Central Coast

Former LGA	Type	Council seat	Established	Abolished	Area		Popn.	Notes	Ref
Erina Shire								Amalgamated with Gosford Municipality and Woy Woy Shire to form Gosford Shire and Wyong Shire on 1 January 1947.	^[55]
	City		Central Coast			940km2	align=right	162,440	Gosford Municipality, Erina Shire and Woy Woy Shire merged and form Gosford Shire and Wyong Shire from 1 January 1947. Gosford proclaimed a City o on 1 January 1980. Abolished and merged with the Wyong Shire to form the Central Coast Council.	^[56] ^[57]
Woy Woy Shire		Central Coast						Originally part of Erina Shire from 7 March 1906. Amalgamated with Gosford Municipality and Erina Shire to form Gosford Shire and Wyong Shire on 1 January 1947.	^[58]
	Shire		Central Coast			827km2	align=right	149,746	Abolished and merged with the City of Gosford to form the Central Coast Council.

Hunter

Former LGA	Type	Council seat	Established	Abolished	Area		Popn.	Notes	Ref
Adamstown	Municipality		31 December 1885	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937
Bolwarra	Shire		7 March 1906	6 July 1944				Merged with Tarro Shire and part of Kearsley Shire to form Lower Hunter Shire
Carrington	Municipality		28 March 1887	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937
Cessnock	Municipality		1 November 1926	1 January 1957
	Shire		7 March 1906	1 July 1979				Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Muswellbrook to form Muswellbrook Shire.
	Municipality		10 March 1862	6 July 1944
Greta	Municipality		2 May 1890	1 January 1934				Absorbed by Kearsley Shire
Hamilton	Municipality		11 December 1871	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937
Lambton	Municipality		26 June 1871	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937
Lower Hunter	Shire		6 July 1944	1 August 1958				Abolished and split between City of Cessnock, City of Newcastle and City of Maitland
Kearsley	Shire		7 March 1906	1 January 1957				Formed as Cessnock Shire. Merged with Municipality of Cessnock to form Municipality of Greater Cessnock
Morpeth	Municipality		1 December 1865	6 July 1944
Merewether	Municipality		20 August 1885	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937
Muswellbrook	Municipality		13 April 1870	1 July 1979				Formed as Municipality of Musclebrook. Abolished and merged with Denman Shire to form Muswellbrook Shire.
New Lambton	Municipality		1 August 1889	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937
	Shire		7 March 1906	1 January 1976				Merged with Municipality of Singleton to form Singleton Shire on 1 January 1976.
Plattsburg	Municipality		27 December 1876	20 October 1915				Absorbed by Municipality of Wallsend
Singleton	Municipality		20 January 1866	1 January 1976				Merged with Patrick Plains Shire to form Singleton Shire on 1 January 1976.
Stockton	Municipality		12 October 1889	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937
Tarro	Shire		7 March 1906	6 July 1944				Merged with Bolwarra Shire and part of Kearsley Shire to form Lower Hunter Shire on 6 July 1944
Wallsend	Municipality		27 February 1874	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937
Waratah	Municipality		23 February 1871	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937
	Municipality		13 November 1863	6 July 1944				Abolished and merged with Municipality of East Maitland and Municipality of Morpeth to create Municipality of Maitland
Wickham	Municipality		25 February 1871	2 April 1938				Abolished and merged with City of Newcastle as per the Greater Newcastle Act 1937

Illawarra and South Coast

Former LGA	Type	Council seat	Established	Abolished	Area		Popn.	Notes	Ref
	Municipality							Abolished and merged with Mumbulla Shire and Imlay Shire to establish the Bega Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.	^[59]
Berry	Municipality							Merged with Shire of Cambewarra, Municipality of South Shoalhaven, Municipality of Broughton's Vale, Municipality of Ulladulla, Municipality of Nowra and Clyde Shire Council to form Shoalhaven Shire on 1 July 1948
Broughton Creek and Bomaderry	Municipality
Broughton's Vale	Municipality							Merged with Shire of Cambewarra, Municipality of South Shoalhaven, Municipality of Berry, Municipality of Ulladulla, Municipality of Nowra and Clyde Shire Council to form Shoalhaven Shire on 1 July 1948
	Shire
	Shire
Central Illawarra	Municipality
Central Shoalhaven	Municipality							Abolished and merged with Municipality of Numba to form Municipality of South Shoalhaven
Clyde	Shire
Gerringong	Municipality							Along with the Municipality of Jamberoo, absorbed into the Municipality of Kiama on 1 July 1954
	Shire							Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Bega and Mumbulla Shire to form Bega Valley Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Jamberoo	Municipality							Originally proclaimed as Borough of Kiama. Renamed the Municipality of Jamberoo on 31 March 1892 with the Borough of East Kiama renamed Municipality of Kiama on the same day. Along with the Municipality of Gerringong absorbed into the Municipality of Kiama on 1 July 1954
Moruya	Municipality							Absorbed by Eurobodalla Shire on 17 December 1913.
	Shire							Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Bega and Imlay Shire to form Bega Valley Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Nowra	Municipality
North Illawarra	Municipality
Numba	Municipality
Shoalhaven	Municipality
South Shoalhaven	Municipality
	Municipality							Abolished and merged with the municipalities of Berry, Nowra, Broughton's Vale, South Shoalhaven and the shires of Cambewarra and Clyde to form Shoalhaven Shire (now City of Shoalhaven).

Other Regional councils

Former LGA	Former type	Former council seat		Established	Abolished	Area		Popn.	Notes	Ref
Abercrombie	Shire								Abolished and along with City of Bathurst and Turon Shire divided into City of Bathurst and Evans Shire.
	Shire								Abolished and merged with Municipality of Gundagai to form Gundagai Shire.
Amaroo	Shire								Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Molong to form Molong Shire.
Armidale	City		New England						Merged with Dumaresq Shire to form Armidale Dumaresq Council on 21 February 2000.
						4235km2	align=right	24,105	Abolished and merged with the Guyra Shire to establish the Armidale Regional Council.	^[60]
Apsley	Shire								Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Walcha to form Walcha Shire
Ashford	Shire								Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Inverell and Macintyre Shire to form Inverell Shire.
Ballina	Municipality		Northern Rivers						Merged with Tintenbar Shire to form Ballina Shire.
Balranald	Municipality		Riverina
Bannockburn	Shire								Abolished and absorbed into Macintyre Shire on 15 November 1940.
Barraba	Municipality		New England						Absorbed by Barraba Shire on 1 November 1953.
	Shire					3069km2	align=right	2,185	Abolished and split between the Guyra Shire and Tamworth Regional Council.
Bathurst	City
Bibbenluke	Shire		Monaro						Merged with the Municipality of Bombala to form Bombala Shire.
Bingara	Municipality		New England						Merged with the Gwydir Shire to form Bingara Shire on 1 January 1944.	^[61]
	Shire					2854km2	align=right	2,029	Abolished and split between the Guyra and Yallaroi shires.	^[62]
Blayney	Municipality		Central West Slopes						Absorbed along with Municipality of Carcoar into Lyndhurst Shire on 12 November 1935.	^[63]
Bombala	Municipality								Merged with Bibbenluke Shire to form Bombala Shire.	^[64]
	Shire					3945km2	align=right	2,401	Abolished and merged with the Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River shires to establish the Snowy Monaro Regional Council.	^[65]
	Shire								Abolished and merged with the Boomi Shire and Moree Council to establish the Moree Plains Shire per Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Shire								Abolished and merged with the Boolooroo Shire and Moree Council to establish the Moree Plains Shire per Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Shire					2579km2	align=right	2,558	Abolished and merged with the Harden and Young shires to establish the Hilltops Council.	^[66]
Boree	Shire		Central West
	Municipality		Far West
	Municipality		Southern Highlands						Abolished and merged with Mittagong Shire and Wingecarribee Shire to establish the Wingecarribee Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Municipality		North West						Boundaries extended and converted into Brewarrina Shire
Burrangong	Shire		South West Slopes
Burrowa	Municipality								Merged with the Murrungal Shire to form Boorowa Shire on 1 September 1944.
Canobolas	Shire		Central West
Carcoar	Municipality		Central West Slopes						Absorbed along with Municipality of Blayney into Lyndhurst Shire on 12 November 1935.
Casino	Municipality		Northern Rivers						Abolished and merged with Richmond River Shire to form Richmond Valley Council
Cobbora	Shire		Central West						Split; part merged with Municipality of Wellington and Macquarie Shire to form Wellington Shire, part absorbed into Gulgong Shire
	Shire		Central West Slopes						Abolished and merged with the Peel Shire to establish the Parry Shire.
Coffs Harbour	Shire		Mid North Coast						Abolished to create City of Coffs Harbour.
	Shire		Monaro			5229km2	align=right	10,073	Established as the Municipal District of Cooma, and then later the Monaro Shire was established concurrently. In 1981 the two councils amalgamated as the Cooma-Monaro Shire. Abolished and merged with the Bombala and Snowy River shires to establish the Snowy Monaro Regional Council.
	Shire					8738km2	align=right	1,577	Abolished and merged with the Deniliquin Council to establish the Edward River Council.	^[67]
Condobolin	Municipality								Absorbed by Lachlan Shire on 1 April 1977
	Shire								Abolished and merged with the Coonabarabran Shire to establish the Warrumbungle Shire.
	Municipality		Monaro						Abolished and merged with Monaro Shire to establish the Cooma-Monaro Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Shire		Orana						Abolished and merged with the Coolah Shire to establish the Warrumbungle Shire.
Coonamble	Municipality								Merged with Wingadee Shire to form Coonamble Shire on 1 May 1952.
Cootamundra	Municipality		Riverina						Established as "Borough of Cootamundra". Merged with Jindalee Shire to form Cootamundra Shire on 1 April 1975
	Shire					2457km2	align=right	3,747	Abolished and merged with the Gundagai Shire to establish the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.
Copmanhurst	Shire		North Coast						Split; part merged with Maclean Shire, City of Grafton and Pristine Waters Shire to create Clarence Valley Council, balance merged with Richmond River Council.
Coraki	Municipality								Absorbed by Woodburn Shire on 1 January 1934
	Shire		Riverina						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Corowa to establish Corowa Shire.
Corowa	Municipality								Abolished and merged with Coreen Shire to establish Corowa Shire.
	Shire					2329km2	align=right	11,383	Abolished and merged with the Urana Shire to establish the Federation Council.	^[68]
	Municipality		Central West						Abolished and merged with Waugoola Shire to establish the Cowra Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Crookwell	Shire		South West Slopes						Merged with parts of Gunning Shire, Mulwaree Shire and Yass Shire to form Upper Lachlan Shire.
Cudal	Municipality								Absorbed by Boree Shire on 24 December 1912.
Cudgegong	Municipality								Merged with Meroo Shire to form Cudgegong Shire on 2 May 1924
Cudgegong	Shire
Culcairn	Shire		Riverina						Merged with Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire to form Greater Hume Shire.
Demondrille	Shire		South West Slopes						Merged with Municipality of Murrumburrah to form Harden Shire on 1 January 1975.
	Municipality	Deniliquin	Riverina			51km2	align=right	7,327	Abolished and merged with the Conargo Shire to establish the Edward River Council.
Dorrigo	Shire		Mid North Coast						Split between Bellingen Shire and the newly created Coff's Harbour Shire
	City		Orana			3425km2	align=right	41,211	Abolished and merged with the Wellington Council to establish the Dubbo Regional Council.	^[69]
Dumaresq	Shire		New England						Merged with City of Armidale to form Armidale Dumaresq Council on 21 February 2000.
Dungog	Municipality								Merged with Wallarobba Shire to form Dungog Shire on 1 July 1958	^[70]
	Municipality		Illawarra
East Orange	Municipality		Central Tablelands
	Shire		Central West			4284km2		Abolished and split between the Bathurst Regional, Oberon and Lithgow councils.
	Municipality		Central West						Abolished and merged with Jemalong Shire to establish the Forbes Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.	^[71]
	Shire		South West Slopes						Merged with Municipality of Tumut to form Tumut Shire.
Glen Innes	Municipality								merged with Severn Shire to form Glen Innes Severn Council
	Shire					2952km2	align=right	4,877	Abolished and merged with the City of Greater Taree and Great Lakes Council to establish the Mid-Coast Council.	^[72]
	Shire		Central West						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Parkes to form Parkes Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Goodradigbee	Shire		South West Slopes						Merged with Municipality of Yass to form Yass Shire.
Gostwyck	Shire		New England
Goulburn	City
Grafton	Municipality
	Municipality		Hunter			3376km2	align=right	34,430	Abolished and merged with the City of Greater Taree and Gloucester Shire to establish the Mid-Coast Council.
Grenfell	Municipality		Central West						Absorbed by Weddin Shire in 1975.
Gulgong	Municipality								Merged with Wyaldra Shire to form Gulgong Shire on 1 January 1941.
Gulgong	Shire
Gundagai	Municipality		Riverina						Abolished and merged with Adjungbilly Shire to form Gundagai Shire.
	Shire		Riverina			2457km2	align=right	3,747	Abolished and merged with the Cootamundra Shire to establish the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.	^[73]
	Shire		Northern Rivers						Abolished and merged with Terania Shire and Lismore City to establish the City of Lismore.
Gunnedah	Municipality								Merged with Liverpool Plains Shire to form Gunnedah Shire on 1 January 1980.
Gunning	Shire		Southern Highlands						Split on 11 February 2004; part merged with Tallaganda Shire and parts of Mulwaree Shire, Yarrowlumla Shire and Gunning Shire to form Palerang Council, part merged with Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree Shire and Yass Shire to form Upper Lachlan Shire part merged with Tallaganda Shire and parts of Yarrowlumla Shire and Mulwaree Shire to form Palerang Council.
	Shire		New England			4395km2	align=right	4,397	Abolished and merged with Armidale Dumaresq Shire to establish the Armidale Regional Council.
	Shire		New England						Merged with the Municipality of Bingara to form Bingara Shire.
	Shire					1869km2	align=right	3,584	Abolished and merged with the Boorowa and Young shires to establish the Hilltops Council.
Harwood	Shire		Mid North Coast						Merged with Municipality of Maclean to form Maclean Shire.
Hastings	Shire		Mid North Coast						Merged with the Municipality of Port Macquarie to form Municipality of Hastings per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980
Hay	Municipality		Riverina						Merged with Waradgery Shire to form Hay Shire on 1 January 1965
Hill End	Municipality		Central West Slopes						Absorbed by Turon Shire on 17 June 1908.
Hillston	Municipality		Riverina						Absorbed by Carrathool Shire on 15 November 1943
Holbrook	Shire		Riverina						Split; part absorbed by Tumbarumba Shire, balance merged with Culcairn Shire and part of Hume Shire to form Greater Hume Shire.
Hume	Shire		Riverina						Split; part absorbed by City of Albury, part absorbed by Corowa Shire, balance merged with Culcairn Shire and Holbrook Shire to form Greater Hume Shire.
	Shire		North West						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Junee to form Junee Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Inverell	Municipality								Abolished and merged with Ashford Shire and Macintyre Shire to form Inverell Shire.
	Shire		Central West						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Forbes to form Forbes Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Municipality		Riverina						Abolished and merged with the Wunnamurra Shire to establish Jerilderie Shire.
	Shire			1918		3373km2	align=right	1,526	Abolished and merged with the Murrumbidgee Shire to establish the Murrumbidgee Council.	^[74]
	Municipality		Riverina						Abolished and merged with Illabo Shire to establish the Junee Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Kempsey	Municipality								Merged with Macleay Shire to form Kempsey Shire on 1 October 1975.
Kyeamba	Shire		Riverina						Absorbed along with Mitchell Shire into the City of Wagga Wagga per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980
Liverpool Plains	Shire								Merged with Municipality of Gunnedah to form Gunnedah Shire on 1 January 1980.
Lyndhurst	Shire		Central West Slopes						Split; part absorbed by City of Orange, part merged with Boree Shire, Canobolas Shire and Molong Shire to form Cabonne Shire, the balance constituted as Blayney Shire.
Macintyre	Shire		North West						Merged with the Municipality of Inverell and Ashford Shire to form Inverell Shire on 1 July 1979.
Maclean	Municipality								Merged with Harwood Shire and part of Orara Shire to form Maclean Shire on 1 January 1957.
Macleay	Shire		Mid North Coast						Merged with Municipality of Kempsey to form Kempsey Shire on 1 October 1975.
Macquarie	Shire		Central West						Merged with Municipality of Wellington and part of Cobbora Shire to form Wellington Shire
Mandowa	Shire		North West						Merged with the Municipality of Manilla to form Manilla Shire.
Manilla	Municipality		New England						Merged with Mandowa Shire to form Manilla Shire.
Manilla	Shire								Merged with City of Tamworth, Nundle Shire and parts of Parry Shire and Barraba Shire to form Tamworth Regional Council.
Manning	Shire		Mid North Coast						Split per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980; part merged with Municipality of Taree and Municipality of Wingham to form City of Greater Taree, balance absorbed by Great Lakes Shire.
Marthaguy	Shire		North West						Merged with the Municipality of Warren to form Warren Shire.
Meroo	Shire		Central West						Merged with the Municipality of Cudgegong to form Cudgegong Shire.
	Shire		Hunter						Abolished and merged with the recently created Upper Hunter Shire, with a small part of the former shire added to the Mid-Western Regional Council.
Mitchell	Shire		Riverina						Absorbed along with Kyeamba Shire into the City of Wagga Wagga per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Mittagong	Municipality		Southern Highlands
	Shire								Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Bowral and the Wingecarribee Shire to form Wingecarribee Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Moama	Municipality		Riverina						Absorbed by Murray Shire on 1 January 1953.
Molong	Municipality								Abolished and merged with Amaroo Shire to form Molong Shire.
Molong	Shire
	Shire		Monaro						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Cooma to form Cooma-Monaro Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Municipality		North West						Abolished and merged with Boomi Shire and Boolooroo Shire to establish the Moree Plains Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Moruya	Municipality		South Coast						Absorbed by Eurobodalla Shire on 17 December 1913.
Moss Vale	Municipality		Southern Highlands						Absorbed by Wingecarribee Shire on 10 February 1933.
Mudgee	Municipality		Central West
Mudgee	Shire								merged with parts of Coolah Shire, Rylstone Shire and Merriwa Shire to form Mid-Western Regional Council.
Mullumbimby	Municipality								Absorbed by Byron Shire on 1 October 1980
Mulwaree	Shire		Southern Highlands						Split; part merged with City of Goulburn to form Goulburn Mulwaree Council, part merged with Tallaganda Shire and parts of Yarrowlumla Shire and Gunning Shire to form Palerang Council, part merged with Crookwell Shire and parts of Gunning Shire and Yass Shire to form Upper Lachlan Shire.
Murrungal	Shire		South West Slopes						Merged with the Municipality of Burrowa to form Boorowa Shire.
	Shire		Riverina			4345km2	align=right	7,312	Abolished and merged with the Wakool Shire to establish the Murray River Council.	^[75]
	Shire		Riverina			3508km2	align=right	2,415	Abolished and merged with the Jerilderie Shire to establish the Murrumbidgee Council.
Murrumburrah	Municipality								Merged with Demondrille Shire to form Harden Shire on 1 January 1975.
Murrurundi	Municipality		New England
	Shire								Abolished and split between the Upper Hunter and Liverpool Plains shire.
	Municipality							align=right		Abolished and merged with the Shire of Tweed to establish the Tweed Shire.
	Shire		North West						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Narrabri to form Narrabri Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Municipality		North West						Abolished and merged with Namoi Shire to establish the Narrabri Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Shire		Riverina						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Temora to form Temora Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Narrandera	Municipality		Riverina						Merged with Yanko Shire to form Narrandera Shire.
	Municipality		Central West						Abolished and merged with Timbrebongie Shire to establish the Narromine Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Shire		Southern Highlands						Along with Municipality of Bowral absorbed into Wingecarribee Shire on 1 January 1981 per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980
	Shire		New England						Merged with City of Tamworth, Manilla Shire and parts of Parry Shire and Barraba Shire to form Tamworth Regional Council.
Nyngan	Municipality		North West						Absorbed by Bogan Shire on 1 January 1972
	Shire		New England						Split; part absorbed along with the Municipality of South Grafton and parts of Copmanhurst Shire into the City of Grafton, part merged with the Municipality of Maclean to form Maclean Shire, part merged with Municipality of Ulmarra to form Ulmarra Shire.
	Municipality					5134km2	align=right	15,306	Abolished and merged with the Queanbeyan City to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.	^[76]
	Municipality		Central West						Abolished and merged with Goobang Shire to establish the Parkes Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Shire		New England						Abolished and split between Tamworth Regional Council and the Liverpool Plains Shire.
Peak Hill	Municipality		Central West						Absorbed by Goobang Shire on 1 November 1971
	Shire		New England						Abolished and merged with the Cockburn Shire to establish the Parry Shire.
Port Macquarie	Municipality
	City		Southern Tablelands			172km2	align=right	40,568	Abolished and merged with the Palerang Council to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
Quirindi	Municipality		New England						Abolished and merged with Tamarang Shire to establish the Quirindi Shire per Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
	Shire		Northern Rivers						Abolished and merged with Municipality of Casino to form Richmond Valley Council.
	Shire		Central West Slopes						Split; part merged with parts of Coolah Shire, Mudgee Shire and Merriwa Shire to form Mid-Western Regional Council, part absorbed by City of Lithgow.
Scone	Municipality		Hunter						Merged with Woolooma Shire to form Scone Shire.
Scone	Shire
	Shire		New England						Split; part absorbed by Tenterfield Shire, balance merged with Municipality of Glen Innes to form Glen Innes Severn Council.
Singleton	Municipality		Hunter						Merged with Patrick Plains Shire to form Singleton Shire on 1 January 1976.
	Shire		Monaro			6030km2	align=right	8,087	Abolished and merged with the Cooma-Monaro and Bombala shires to establish the Snowy Monaro Regional Council.
South Grafton	Municipality
	Shire		Central West						Absorbed into the City of Dubbo.
	Shire		Southern Highlands						Merged with parts of Yarrowlumla Shire, Mulwaree Shire and Gunning Shire to form Palerang Council
	Shire		North West Slopes						Abolished and merged with the Quirindi Municipality to establish the Quirindi Shire per Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Tamworth	City
	City					3730km2	align=right	46,541	Abolished and merged with the Great Lakes Council and Gloucester Shire to establish the Mid-Coast Council.
	Municipality		Riverina						Abolished and merged with Narraburra Shire to establish the Temora Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.	^[77]
Tenterfield	Municipality
	Shire		Northern Rivers						Abolished and merged with Gundurimba Shire and Lismore City to establish the City of Lismore.
	Shire		Central West						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Narromine to form Narromine Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Tintenbar	Shire		Northern Rivers						Merged with Municipality of Ballina to form Ballina Shire.
	Shire		Northern Rivers						Split; part absorbed by the Municipality of Casino and part merged with Woodburn Shire to form Richmond River Shire.
	Shire		Riverina			4393km2	align=right	3,521	Abolished and merged with the Tumut Shire to establish the Snowy Valleys Council.	^[78]
Tumut	Municipality		Riverina/South West Slopes						Merged with Gadara Shire to form Tumut Shire.
	Shire					4566km2	align=right	11,316	Abolished and merged with the Tumbarumba Shire to establish the Snowy Valleys Council.
Turon	Shire		Central West						Abolished and merged with the Abercrombie Shire to establish the Evans Shire.
	Shire		Northern Rivers					align=right		Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Murwillumbah to establish the Tweed Shire.	^[79]
Ulmarra	Municipality								Merged with part of Orara Shire to form Ulmarra Shire
Uralla	Municipality		New England
	Shire		Riverina			3356km2	align=right	1,180	Abolished and merged with the Corowa Shire to establish the Federation Council.
	Shire		Riverina			7521km2	align=right	4,033	Abolished and merged with the Murray Shire to establish the Murray River Council.
Walcha	Municipality								Abolished and merged with Apsley Shire to form Walcha Shire
Wallarobba	Shire		Hunter						Merged with Municipality of Dungog to form Dungog Shire.
Wallendbeen	Municipality									Abolished and split on 17 September 1935; part to Jindalee Shire, part to Demondrille Shire.
Waradgery	Shire		Riverina						Merged with Municipality of Hay to form Hay Shire.
Warrah	Shire								Merged with Municipality of Murrurundi to form Murrurundi Shire
Warren	Municipality		North West						Merged with the Municipality of Warren to form Warren Shire.
Warialda	Municipality		North West Slopes						Absorbed by Yallaroi Shire on 1 January 1925.
	Shire		Central West						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Cowra to form Cowra Shire per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.
Wellington	Municipality		Orana
	Shire		Orana			4113km2	align=right	8,493	Abolished and merged with the City of Dubbo to establish the Dubbo Regional Council.
Wentworth	Municipality		Far West
Wilcannia	Municipality		Far West
Windouran	Shire		Riverina						Absorbed into Conargo Shire
Wingadee	Shire		North West						Merged with Municipality of Coonamble to form Coonamble Shire.
Woodburn	Shire		Northern Rivers						Merged with part of Tomki Shire to form Richmond River Shire.
Woolooma	Shire		Hunter						Merged with the Municipality of Scone to form Scone Shire.
	Shire		Riverina						Abolished and merged with the Municipality of Jerilderie to form Jerilderie Shire.
	Shire		Central West						Abolished and merged with the Gulgong Municipality.	<
	Shire		New England			5340km2	align=right	4,279	Abolished and merged with Bingara and part of the Barraba shires to establish the Guyra Shire.
	Shire		Riverina						Merged with Municipality of Narrandera to form Narrandera Shire.
	Shire		Southern Tablelands			2971km2	align=right	9,654	Most of the Australian Capital Territory was contained within Yarrowlumla Shire before it was subsumed by the Commonwealth of Australia in 1909. Yarrowlumla was abolished in 2004 and its area split between the Palerang, Yass Valley, Queanbeyan City councils and the Cooma-Monaro Shire.
	Municipality		Southern Tablelands						Abolished and merged with the Goodradigbee Shire to establish the Yass Shire.
	Shire								Abolished and merged with parts of the Gunning and Yarrowlumla shires to establish the Yass Valley Council.
Young	Municipality			3 August 1882	1 July 1980
	Shire					2694km2	align=right	12,236	Abolished and merged with the Boorowa and Harden shires to establish the Hilltops Council.

See also

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

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