| Type: | lga |
| Murray River Council | |
| State: | nsw |
| Pop: | 11680 |
| Pop2: | 12118 |
| Pop2 Year: | 2018 est. |
| Pop2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 11865 |
| Coordinates: | -35.4°N 163°W |
| Mayor: | Chris Bilkey |
| Region: | Riverina |
| Url: | http://www.murrayriver.nsw.gov.au/ |
| Stategov: | Murray |
| Near-Nw: | Balranald |
| Near-N: | Hay, Edward River |
| Near-Ne: | Edward River |
| Near-W: | Swan Hill (Victoria) |
| Near-E: | Edward River, Berrigan |
| Near-Sw: | Swan Hill, Gannawarra Shire, Campaspe Shire (Victoria) |
| Near-S: | Campaspe Shire (Victoria) |
| Near-Se: | Moira (Victoria) |
The Murray River Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of Murray Shire with Wakool Shire.
The combined area comprises and covers the northern bank of the Murray River and hinterland from Moama downstream to Tooleybuc. At the time of its establishment, the estimated population of the area was .
The largest town in Murray River Council is Moama in the far south east. Other towns and localities in the area include Barham, Bunnaloo, Burraboi, Caldwell, Cunninyeuk, Koraleigh, Kyalite, Mathoura, Moulamein, Murray Downs, Speewa, Tantonan, Tooleybuc, Wakool and Womboota.
The Murray River Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The Administrator of the Murray River Council from 2016 to September 2017 was David Shaw.
Murray River Council has nine councillors elected proportionally from three wards – Moama, Greater Murray and Greater Wakool. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office.[9]
In 2021 census the shire had a population of 12,850.
| Population | |||
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 | |
| 1,159 | 1,569 | ||
| 101 | 107 | ||
| 63 | 196 | ||
| 33 | 42 | ||
| 37 | 24 | ||
| 22 | 29 | ||
| 353 | 291 | ||
| 82 | 87 | ||
| 53 | 45 | ||
| Population | |||
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 | |
| 938 | 1,002 | ||
| 5,620 | 7,213 | ||
| 484 | 489 | ||
| 265 | 274 | ||
| 98 | 115 | ||
| 17 | 27 | ||
| 24 | 15 | ||
| 277 | 336 | ||
| 297 | 262 | ||
| 105 | 90 | ||