Yass Valley Council is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Hume and Barton Highways and the Main Southern railway line.
The Shire includes the towns, and extensive rural and residential areas of:
It also includes the localities of:
The Yass Shire was proclaimed on 1 January 1980 following the amalgamation of Goodradigbee Shire and the Municipality of Yass. Yass Shire in turn was dissolved and merged into the Yass Valley Council on 11 February 2004, following a further amalgamation of Yass Shire and parts of Gunning and Yarrowlumla Shires.
The mayor of Yass Valley Council is Cr. Allan McGrath.
Demographics
At the , Yass Valley had a population of , 7,931 males and 8,209 females. an increase of 7.5%. In the previous five years it grew by 14.4% from 13,135 at the . There were 400 people (2.5%) who identified as being of Indigenous origin in the 2016 census. The median age was 42 years.
Election results
2024
Transport facilities
Yass Valley is serviced by the following transport facilities:
- Hume Highway (National Highway 31)
- Barton Highway (National Highway 25)
- Lachlan Valley Way (State Route 81)
- Main Southern Railway (NSW TrainLink)
- Transborder Express (A local bus & coach firm)