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thumb|New South Wales LGAs by largest council faction as of December 2022.
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, there are 33 local government areas in Greater Sydney and 95 local government areas amongst 12 regions of Regional New South Wales. 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 September 2024.
Maps
Metropolitan LGAs
Greater Sydney
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! colspan=2 | Date established !! colspan=3| Area !! colspan=2| Population!! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Map !! rowspan=2 | Council Seat
|-
! || || !! !! !! !!
|-
! colspan="10" | Metropolitan Sydney Local Government Areas
|-
|align=left| Bayside Council || <br /> || ||
||scope="row"|113 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Rockdale Town Hall
|-
|align=left| Blacktown City Council || 6 March 1906 || || ||scope="row"|103 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Blacktown
|-
|align=left| Burwood, Municipality of || 27 March 1874 || n/a || ||scope="row"|127 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Burwood
|-
|align=left| Camden Council || 6 February 1889 || n/a || ||scope="row"|104 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Oran Park
|-
|align=left| Campbelltown, City of || 21 January 1882 || || ||scope="row"|97 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Campbelltown
|-
|align=left| Canada Bay, City of || 11 August 1883 <br />18 January 1890 || || ||scope="row"|120 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Drummoyne
|-
|align=left| Canterbury-Bankstown, City of || <br /> || || ||scope="row"|108 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Bankstown
|-
|align=left| Cumberland City Council || <br /> || ||
||scope="row"|112 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Merrylands
|-
|align=left| Fairfield City Council || <br /> || || ||scope="row"|109 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Wakeley
|-
|align=left| Georges River Council || <br /><br /> || || ||scope="row"|115 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Hurstville
|-
|align=left| Hornsby Shire || || n/a || || 128 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Hunters Hill
|-
|align=left| Inner West Council || <br /> <br /> || || ||scope="row"|117 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Ashfield, Leichhardt, Petersham
|-
|align=left| Ku-ring-gai Council || 1906 || n/a || ||scope="row"|123 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Lane Cove
|-
|align=left| Liverpool, City of || || || ||scope="row"|99 || align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Liverpool
|-
|align=left| Mosman Council || 11 April 1893 || n/a || ||scope="row"|126 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Mosman
|-
|align=left| North Sydney Council || 31 July 1890 || n/a || ||scope="row"|123 ||align=right| || scope="row"||| 200px
|North Sydney Council Chambers
|-
|align=left| Northern Beaches Council || <br /> || ||scope="row"|102 ||align=right| || scope="row"| || 200px
|Dee Why
|-
|align=left| Parramatta, City of || || || ||scope="row"|111 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Parramatta Town Hall
|-
|align=left| Penrith, City of || || || ||scope="row"|93 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Penrith
|-
|align=left| Randwick, City of || 23 February 1859 || 1 July 1990||
||scope="row"|116 || align=right| || scope="row"||| 200px
|Randwick Town Hall
|-
|align=left| Ryde, City of || || || ||scope="row"|114 || align=right| || scope="row"| || 200px
|Ryde
|-
|align=left| Strathfield, Municipality of || || n/a || ||scope="row"|121 || align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Strathfield
|-
|align=left| Sutherland Shire || || ||scope="row"|118 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Sydney Town Hall
|-
|align=left| The Hills Shire || || n/a || ||scope="row"|125 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Bondi Junction
|-
|align=left| Willoughby, City of || 23 October 1865 || 17 November 1989 || ||scope="row"|119 ||align=right| || scope="row"||| 200px
|Chatswood
|-
|align=left| Woollahra, Municipality of || || n/a || ||scope="row"|122 ||align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Double Bay
|-
! colspan="10" | Outer Metropolitan Sydney Local Government Areas
|-
|align=left| Blue Mountains, City of || <br /> || || ||scope="row"|82 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Katoomba
|-
|align=left| Hawkesbury, City of || 1843<br /> || 1 January 1981 || ||scope="row"|69 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Windsor
|-
|align=left| Wollondilly Shire || 6 March 1906 || || ||scope="row"|78||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Gosford, Wyong
|}
Hunter
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! colspan=2| Date established !! colspan=3| Area
|-
|align=left| Cessnock, City of || 7 March 1906 || n/a || || scope="row"|76 ||align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Cessnock
|-
|align=left| Lake Macquarie, City of || || || || scope="row"|89 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Speers Point
|-
|align=left| Maitland, City of || 12 March 1862<br /> || 7 December 1945 || || scope="row"|94 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Maitland
|-
|align=left| Newcastle, City of || 8 June 1859 || 26 January 1848|| || scope="row"|105
| align="right" ||| scope="row" |18|| 200px
|Newcastle
|-
|align=left| Port Stephens Council || 7 March 1906 || n/a || || scope="row"|73 ||align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Dungog
|-
|align=left| Muswellbrook Shire || 13 April 1870 || n/a || || scope="row"|61 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Muswellbrook
|-
|align=left| Singleton Council || 2 February 1866 || n/a || || scope="row"|46 ||align=right| ||scope="row"| || 200px
|Singleton
|-
|align=left| Upper Hunter Shire || || n/a || ||scope="row"|79 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Bellingen
|-
|align=left| Coffs Harbour, City of || 30 November 1956 || 1 May 1987 || ||scope="row"|85 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Coffs Harbour
|-
|align=left| Kempsey Shire || 11 June 1886 || n/a || ||scope="row"|62 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Kempsey
|-
|align=left| MidCoast Council || <br /> <br /> || || || scope="row"|19 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Gloucester, Forster, Taree
|-
|align=left| Nambucca Valley Council || 15 December 1915 || n/a || ||scope="row"| ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Macksville
|-
|align=left| Port Macquarie-Hastings Council || <br /> || n/a || ||scope="row" |56 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Port Macquarie
|-
|align=left| Lord Howe Island || 1913 , 1954 || n/a || || n/a ||align=right|445 || n/a ||
|N/A
|}
New England
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! rowspan=2| Date<br/ >established !! colspan=3| Area || || scope="row"|41 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Glen Innes
|-
|align=left| Gunnedah Shire || 19 September 1885 || || scope="row"|45 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Gunnedah
|-
|align=left| Gwydir Shire || || || scope="row"|27 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Inverell
|-
|align=left| Liverpool Plains Shire || 17 March 2004 || || scope="row"|9 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Moree
|-
|align=left| Narrabri Shire || 28 September 1895 || || scope="row"|13 ||align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Narrabri
|-
|align=left| Tamworth Regional Council || 17 March 2004 || || scope="row"|31 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Tenterfield
|-
|align=left| Uralla Shire || 24 April 1882 || || scope="row"|63 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Uralla
|-
|align=left| Walcha Shire || || || scope="row"|36 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Walcha
|}
Northern Rivers
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! colspan=2| Date established !! colspan=3| Area|| n/a ||
||18 || align="right" | ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Grafton, Maclean
|-
|align=left| Kyogle Council || 6 March 1906<br /> || || || scope="row"|84 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Goonellabah
|-
|align=left| Richmond Valley Council || || n/a || || scope="row"|65 ||align=right| ||scope="row"| || 200px
|Casino
|-
|align=left| Tweed Shire || || n/a || || scope="row"|83 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Murwillumbah
|}
Southern
Illawarra (Greater Wollongong)
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! colspan=2| Date established !! colspan=3| Area|| n/a||
|| 35 || align="right" | ||scope="row"| || 200px
|Bega
|-
|align=left| Eurobodalla Shire || || n/a || || scope="row"|59 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Moruya
|-
|align=left| Shoalhaven, City of || || || || scope="row"|50 ||align=right| || scope="row" | || 200px
|Nowra
|}
Southern Highlands
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! rowspan=2| Date<br/ >established !! colspan=3| Area || || scope="row"|32 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Boorowa,
Harden,
Young
|-
|align=left| Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council || || || scope="row"|42 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Queanbeyan
|-
|align=left| Snowy Monaro Regional Council || || || scope="row"|10 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Cooma
|-
|align=left| Upper Lachlan Shire || 17 March 2004||
|| 33 || align="right" | ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Crookwell
|-
|align=left| Yass Valley Council || <br /> || || scope="row"|53 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Yass
|}
Western
Central West
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! colspan=2| Date established !! colspan=3| Area || n/a || || ||align=right| ||scope="row"| || 200px
|Blayney
|-
|align=left| Cabonne Shire || 1 October 1977|| n/a || || ||align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Molong
|-
|align=left| Cowra Shire || || n/a || || ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Cowra
|-
|align=left| Forbes Shire || 4 June 1870 || n/a || || ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Forbes
|-
|align=left| Lachlan Shire ||6 March 1906 || 21 December 1945 || || ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Lithgow
|-
|align=left| Mid-Western Regional Council || || 10 July 1946 || || ||align=right| ||scope="row"| || 200px
|Orange
|-
|align=left| Parkes Shire || 1 March 1883 || n/a || || ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Parkes
|-
|align=left| Weddin Shire ||6 March 1906 || ||scope="row"|106 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Council Chambers, Broken Hill
|-
|align=left| Central Darling Shire || 20 March 1959<br /> 6 February 1883 || n/a || ||scope="row"|1 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Wilcannia
|-
|align=left| Unincorporated Far West || colspan=2|n/a || ||scope="row"| n/a|| align="right" | || n/a|| 200px
|N/A
|}
Murray
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! colspan=2| Date established !! colspan=3| Area|| 1946 || ||scope="row"|98 ||align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Albury
|-
|align=left| Balranald Shire || 27 September 1882|| n/a || ||scope="row"|6 ||align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Balranald
|-
|align=left| Berrigan Shire || 6 March 1906 || || || scope="row"|24 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Deniliquin
|-
|align=left| Federation Council || <br /><br /> || || || scope="row"|40 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Corowa
|-
|align=left| Greater Hume Shire || 26 May 2004|| n/a || || scope="row"|39 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Holbrook
|-
|align=left| Murray River Council || || n/a || || scope="row"|15 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Moama
|-
|align=left| Wentworth Shire || <br />and || n/a || || scope="row"|4 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Wentworth
|}
Orana
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! rowspan=2| Date<br/ >established !! colspan=3| Area || || scope="row"|3 ||align=right| ||scope="row"| || 200px
|Bourke
|-
|align=left| Brewarrina Shire || 15 January 1901 || || scope="row"|7 ||align=right| ||scope="row"| || 200px
|Brewarrina
|-
|align=left| Cobar Shire || 18 March 1884 || || scope="row"|2 ||align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Cobar
|-
|align=left| Coonamble Shire || 3 May 1880 || || scope="row"|20 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Coonamble
|-
|align=left| Dubbo Regional Council || || || scope="row"|30 ||align=right| ||scope="row"| || 200px
|Dubbo
|-
|align=left| Gilgandra Shire || 6 March 1906 || || scope="row"|43 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Narromine
|-
|align=left| Walgett Shire || 6 March 1906 || || scope="row"|17 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Warren
|-
|align=left| Warrumbungle Shire || 25 August 2004||
|| 14 || align="right" | ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Coonabarabran
|}
Riverina
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
|-
! rowspan=2| Local government area !! colspan=2| Date established !! colspan=3| Area|| n/a || || scope="row"|8 ||align=right| ||scope="row"| || 200px
|Goolgowi
|-
|align=left| Coolamon Shire ||6 March 1906 || || || scope="row"|54 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Cootamundra,
Gundagai
|-
|align=left| Griffith, City of || || || || scope="row"|78 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Griffith
|-
|align=left| Hay Shire || 1 January 1965
10 June 1872
|| n/a || || scope="row"|16 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Hay
|-
|align=left| Junee Shire ||26 July 1886
|| n/a || || scope="row"|75 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Junee
|-
|align=left| Leeton Shire || 20 December 1927
| n/a || || scope="row"|86 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Leeton
|-
|align=left| Lockhart Shire || 6 March 1906|| n/a || || scope="row"|34 ||align=right| ||scope="row"||| 200px
|Darlington Point, Jerilderie
|-
|align=left| Narrandera Shire || || n/a || || scope="row"|52 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Narrandera
|-
|align=left| Snowy Valleys Council || || n/a || || scope="row"|23 ||align=right| ||scope="row" | || 200px
|Tumut, Tumbarumba
|-
|align=left| Temora Shire || 1 January 1981 || n/a || || scope="row"|68 ||align=right| ||scope="row" ||| 200px
|Temora
|-
|align=left| Wagga Wagga, City of || 15 March 1870 || || || scope="row"|48 ||align=right| || scope="row" ||| 200px
|Wagga Wagga
|}
Lord Mayoralties
There are four councils in NSW 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.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Local Government Area
!Year of Royal Assent
!Incumbent
!Term start
!Map
|-
|City of Sydney
|1930
|Clover Moore
|27 March 2004
|200px
|-
|City of Newcastle
|1948
|Nuatali Nelmes
|15 November 2014
|200px
|-
|City of Wollongong
|10 April 1970
|Tania Brown
|14 September 2024
|200px
|-
|City of Parramatta
|12 December 1988
|Pierre Esber
|25 September 2023
|200px
|}
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
References
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)