Local government areas of New South Wales explained

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales, sorted by region. there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales,^[1] there are 33 local government areas in Greater Sydney and 95 local government areas and 12 regions in Regional NSW. All councils are listed below in alphabetical order by region. There is also 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.

Norfolk Island Regional Council is also subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales.

Local elections are held in New South Wales every four years. The most recent elections were held in 2021.

Maps

Greater Sydney LGA’s

Greater Sydney

Greater Metropolitan Sydney

Local government area	Date established		Area^[2]			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
		^[3]	50km2	113				Rockdale Town Hall
	6 March 1906 ^[4]		240km2	103				Blacktown
	27 March 1874^[5]	n/a	7.1km2	127				Burwood
	6 February 1889^[6]	n/a	201km2	104				Oran Park
	21 January 1882^[7]		312km2	97				Campbelltown
	11 August 1883 ^[8] 18 January 1890		20km2	120				Drummoyne
		^[9]	110km2	108				Bankstown
		^[10]	72km2	112				Merrylands
			102km2	109				Wakeley
		^[11]	38km2	115				Hurstville
		n/a	455km2	92				Hornsby
	7 January 1861^[12]	n/a	5.7km2	128				Hunters Hill
		^[13]	35km2	117				Ashfield, Leichhardt, Petersham
	1906 1928	n/a	85km2	110				Gordon
	11 February 1895 ^[14]	n/a	11km2	123				Lane Cove
			306km2	99				Liverpool
	11 April 1893 ^[15]	n/a	8.7km2	126				Mosman
	31 July 1890 ^[16]	n/a	11km2	123				North Sydney Council Chambers
		^[17]	254km2	102				Dee Why
		^[18]	84km2	111				Parramatta Town Hall
	^[19]		405km2	93				Penrith
	23 February 1859^[20]	1 July 1990^[21]	36km2	116				Randwick Town Hall
			41km2	114				Ryde
		n/a	14km2	121				Strathfield
		n/a	334km2	96				Sutherland
	n/a	^[22]	27km2	118				Sydney Town Hall
		n/a	386km2	95				Norwest
	^[23]	n/a	9.4km2	125				Bondi Junction
	23 October 1865^[24]	17 November 1989^[25]	22km2	119				Chatswood
	^[26]	n/a	12km2	122				Double Bay

Sydney Surrounds (Outer Metropolitan Sydney)

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
	^[27]		1431km2	82				Katoomba
	1843	1 January 1981^[28]	2775km2	69				Windsor
	6 March 1906	n/a	2555km2	71				Picton

Regional New South Wales LGA’s

Rural and Regional areas

Central Coast

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
	^[29]	^[30]	1681km2	78				Gosford, Wyong

Mid North Coast

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
	30 November 1956^[31]	n/a	1600km2	79				Bellingen
Clarence Valley Council	25 February 2004^[32]	n/a	10429km2	18				Grafton, Maclean
	30 November 1956	1 May 1987^[33]	1174km2	85				Coffs Harbour
	11 June 1886 ^[34]	n/a	3376km2	62				Kempsey
	^[35]		10054km2	19				Gloucester, Forster, Taree
	15 December 1915^[36]	n/a	1491km2					Macksville
	^[37]	n/a	3682km2	56				Port Macquarie
	1913, 1954 ^[38]	n/a	15km2	n/a	382	n/a		N/A

Murray

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
	4 June 1859 ^[39]	1946^[40]	306km2	98				Albury
	27 September 1882^[41]	n/a	21691km2	6				Balranald
	6 March 1906	n/a	2066km2	74				Berrigan
	^[42]		8884km2	24				Deniliquin
	^[43]		5685km2	40				Corowa
	26 May 2004^[44]	n/a	5750km2	39				Holbrook
	^[45]	n/a	11864km2	15				Moama
	^[46] and	n/a	26256km2	4				Wentworth

Riverina

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
	6 March 1906	n/a	8558km2					West Wyalong
	27 October 1943^[47]	n/a	18935km2	8				Goolgowi
	6 March 1906	n/a	2431km2	73				Coolamon
	^[48]		3981km2	54				Cootamundra,Gundagai
			1639km2	78				Griffith
	1 January 1965^[49] 10 June 1872	n/a	11326km2	16				Hay
	26 July 1886 ^[50]	n/a	2030km2	75				Junee
	20 December 1927^[51]	n/a	1167km2	86				Leeton
	6 March 1906	n/a	2896km2	66				Lockhart
	^[52]	n/a	6881km2	34				Darlington Point, Jerilderie
		n/a	4116km2	52				Narrandera
	^[53]	n/a	8959km2	23				Tumut, Tumbarumba
	1 January 1981	n/a	2802km2	68				Temora
	15 March 1870 ^[54]		4825km2	48				Wagga Wagga

Hunter^[55]

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
	7 March 1906 ^[56]	n/a	1965km2	76				Cessnock
	16 May 1893^[57]	n/a	2250km2	73				Dungog
	1906 1977		649km2	89				Speers Point
	12 March 1862	7 December 1945^[58]	392km2	94				Maitland
	13 April 1870 ^[59]	n/a	3405km2	61				Muswellbrook
	8 June 1859 ^[60]	26 January 1848^[61]	187km2	105		18		Newcastle
	7 March 1906	n/a	858km2	87				Raymond Terrace
	2 February 1866 ^[62]	n/a	4893km2	46				Singleton
		n/a	8096km2	29				Scone

Illawarra

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
	1859	n/a	258km2	101				Kiama
		May 1996	147km2	107				Shellharbour City Centre
		^[63]	4567km2	50				Nowra
		n/a	2689km2	70				Moss Vale
			684km2	88				Wollongong

Northern Rivers

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
		n/a	485km2	91				Ballina
		n/a	566km2	90				Mullumbimby
	6 March 1906	n/a	3584km2	58				Kyogle
	1879 ^[64]		1288km2	84				Goonellabah
		n/a	3047km2	65				Casino
		n/a	1308km2	83				Murwillumbah

South Coast and Southern Inland

Local government area	Date established	Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
	1981^[65]	6279km2	35				Bega
	1913	3428km2	59				Moruya
	2004	3220km2	64				Goulburn
	^[66]	7141km2	32				Boorowa, Harden,Young
	^[67]	5319km2	42				Queanbeyan
	^[68]	15164km2	10				Cooma
	17 March 2004^[69]	7127km2	33				Crookwell
		3995km2	53				Yass

New England

Local government area	Date established	Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
		8621km2	26				Armidale
	15 September 2004 17 June 1872 ^[70]	5480km2	41				Glen Innes
	19 September 1885 ^[71]	4987km2	45				Gunnedah
		9260km2	22				Bingara
	5 March 1872 ^[72]	8597km2	27				Inverell
	17 March 2004	5082km2	44				Quirindi
	5 December 1890 ^[73]	17907km2	9				Moree
	28 September 1895 ^[74]	13015km2	13				Narrabri
	17 March 2004	9884km2	21				Tamworth
	23 November 1871 ^[75]	7323km2	31				Tenterfield
	24 April 1882 ^[76]	3227km2	63				Uralla
	^[77]	6261km2	36				Walcha

Central West

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
		n/a	3818km2					Bathurst
	1 November 1882^[78]	n/a	1525km2					Blayney
	1 October 1977^[79]	n/a	6022km2					Molong
		n/a	2829km2					Cowra
	4 June 1870^[80]	n/a	4710km2					Forbes
	6 March 1906	n/a	14964km2					Condobolin
	4 June 1889 ^[81]	21 December 1945^[82]	4512km2					Lithgow
		n/a	8752km2					Mudgee
	6 March 1906	n/a	3625km2					Oberon
	9 January 1860 ^[83]	10 July 1946	284km2					Orange
	1 March 1883 ^[84]	n/a	5958km2					Parkes
	6 March 1906	n/a	3415km2					Grenfell

Orana

Local government area	Date established	Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
	17 February 1891 7 May 1906	14600km2	12				Nyngan
	4 July 1878^[85]	41600km2	3				Bourke
	15 January 1901^[86]	19164km2	7				Brewarrina
	18 March 1884^[87]	45579km2	2				Cobar
	3 May 1880^[88]	9916km2	20				Coonamble
	^[89]	7535km2	30				Dubbo
	6 March 1906	4832km2	47				Gilgandra
	23 April 1898^[90]	5262km2	43				Narromine
	6 March 1906	22308km2	5				Walgett
	24 April 1895^[91]	10754km2	17				Warren
	25 August 2004^[92]	12372km2	14				Coonabarabran

Far West

Local government area	Date established		Area			Population		class=unsortable rowspan=2	Map !	Council Seat
			!
	n/a	24 September 1888^[93]	170km2	106				Council Chambers, Broken Hill
	20 March 1959^[94] 6 February 1883 ^[95]	n/a	53492km2	1				Wilcannia
	n/a		93199km2					N/A

Lord Mayoralties

There are only four councils in NSW which whose office of Mayor has been elevated to Lord Mayor. The process requires that the Premier of the day write to the reigning monarch to request the ascent.

!Local Government Area!Year of Royal Assent!Incumbent!Term Start!Map

City of Sydney	1930	Clover Moore	27 March 2004
City of Newcastle	1948	Nuatali Nelmes	15 November 2014
City of Wollongong	10 April 1970	Gordon Bradbery	3 September 2011
City of Parramatta	12 December 1988	Pierre Esber	25 September 2023

Former local government areas in New South Wales

See main article: List of former local government areas in New South Wales.

See also

• List of local government areas in New South Wales
• Local government in Australia
• NSW Regional Organisations of Councils

External links

• New South Wales Office of Local Government Directory
• Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales PDF
• Clickable map of New South Wales LGAs (New South Wales Department of Local Government)

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