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
Local government area Date established Area Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. Population Map Council Seat Metropolitan Sydney Local Government Areas Bayside Council 113 Rockdale Town Hall Blacktown City Council 6 March 1906 103 Blacktown Burwood, Municipality of 27 March 1874 n/a 127 Burwood Camden Council 6 February 1889 n/a 104 Oran Park Campbelltown, City of 21 January 1882 97 Campbelltown Canada Bay, City of 11 August 1883 18 January 1890 120 Drummoyne Canterbury-Bankstown, City of 108 Bankstown Cumberland City Council 112 Merrylands Fairfield City Council 109 Wakeley Georges River Council 115 Hurstville Hornsby Shire n/a 92 Hornsby Hunter's Hill, Municipality of 7 January 1861 n/a 128 Hunters Hill Inner West Council 117 Ashfield, Leichhardt, Petersham Ku-ring-gai Council 1906 1928 n/a 110 Gordon Lane Cove Council 11 February 1895 n/a 123 Lane Cove Liverpool, City of 99 Liverpool Mosman Council 11 April 1893 n/a 126 Mosman North Sydney Council 31 July 1890 n/a 123 North Sydney Council Chambers Northern Beaches Council 102 Dee Why Parramatta, City of 111 Parramatta Town Hall Penrith, City of 93 Penrith Randwick, City of 23 February 1859 1 July 1990 116 Randwick Town Hall Ryde, City of 114 Ryde Strathfield, Municipality of n/a 121 Strathfield Sutherland Shire n/a 96 Sutherland Sydney, City of n/a 118 Sydney Town Hall The Hills Shire n/a 95 Norwest Waverley Council n/a 125 Bondi Junction Willoughby, City of 23 October 1865 17 November 1989 119 Chatswood Woollahra, Municipality of n/a 122 Double Bay Outer Metropolitan Sydney Local Government Areas Blue Mountains, City of 82 Katoomba Hawkesbury, City of 1843 1 January 1981 69 Windsor Wollondilly Shire 6 March 1906n/a 71 Picton
Regional LGAs Northern
Central Coast Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Central Coast Council 78 Gosford, Wyong
Hunter
Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Greater Newcastle Local Government Areas Cessnock, City of 7 March 1906 n/a 76 Cessnock Lake Macquarie, City of 89 Speers Point Maitland, City of 12 March 1862 7 December 1945 94 Maitland Newcastle, City of 8 June 1859 26 January 1848 10518 Newcastle Port Stephens Council 7 March 1906 n/a 87 Raymond Terrace Other Hunter Local Government Areas Dungog Shire 16 May 1893 n/a 73 Dungog Muswellbrook Shire 13 April 1870 n/a 61 Muswellbrook Singleton Council 2 February 1866 n/a 46 Singleton Upper Hunter Shire n/a 29 Scone
Mid North Coast Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Bellingen Shire 30 November 1956 n/a 79 Bellingen Coffs Harbour, City of 30 November 1956 1 May 1987 85 Coffs Harbour Kempsey Shire 11 June 1886 n/a 62 Kempsey MidCoast Council 19 Gloucester, Forster, Taree Nambucca Valley Council 15 December 1915 n/a Macksville Port Macquarie-Hastings Council n/a 56 Port Macquarie Lord Howe Island 1913 , 1954 n/a n/a 445 n/a N/A
New England Local government area Date<br/ >established Area Population Map Council Seat Armidale Regional Council 26 Armidale Glen Innes Severn Council 15 September 200417 June 1872 41 Glen Innes Gunnedah Shire 19 September 1885 45 Gunnedah Gwydir Shire 22 Bingara Inverell Shire 5 March 1872 27 Inverell Liverpool Plains Shire 17 March 2004 44 Quirindi Moree Plains Shire 5 December 1890 9 Moree Narrabri Shire 28 September 1895 13 Narrabri Tamworth Regional Council 17 March 2004 21 Tamworth Tenterfield Shire 23 November 1871 31 Tenterfield Uralla Shire 24 April 1882 63 Uralla Walcha Shire 36 Walcha
Northern Rivers Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Ballina Shire n/a 91 Ballina Byron Shire n/a 90 Mullumbimby Clarence Valley Council 25 February 2004 n/a 18 Grafton, Maclean Kyogle Council 6 March 1906 n/a 58 Kyogle Lismore, City of 1879 84 Goonellabah Richmond Valley Council n/a 65 Casino Tweed Shire n/a 83 Murwillumbah
Southern
Illawarra (Greater Wollongong) Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Kiama, Municipality of n/a 101 Kiama Shellharbour, City of May 1996 107 Shellharbour City Centre Wollongong, City of 88 Wollongong
South Coast Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Bega Valley Shire 1981 n/a 35 Bega Eurobodalla Shire n/a 59 Moruya Shoalhaven, City of 50 Nowra
Southern Highlands Local government area Date<br/ >established Area Population Map Council Seat Wingecarribee Shire 70 Moss Vale
Southern Tablelands Local government area Date<br/ >established Area Population Map Council Seat Goulburn Mulwaree Council 64 Goulburn Hilltops Council 32 Boorowa, Harden, Young Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council 42 Queanbeyan Snowy Monaro Regional Council 10 Cooma Upper Lachlan Shire 17 March 2004 33 Crookwell Yass Valley Council 53 Yass
Western
Central West Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Bathurst Regional Council n/a Bathurst Blayney Shire 1 November 1882 n/a Blayney Cabonne Shire 1 October 1977 n/a Molong Cowra Shire n/a Cowra Forbes Shire 4 June 1870 n/a Forbes Lachlan Shire 6 March 1906 n/a Condobolin Lithgow, City of 4 June 1889 21 December 1945 Lithgow Mid-Western Regional Council n/a Mudgee Oberon Shire 6 March 1906 n/a Oberon Orange, City of 9 January 1860 10 July 1946 Orange Parkes Shire 1 March 1883 n/a Parkes Weddin Shire 6 March 1906 n/a Grenfell
Far West Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Broken Hill, City of n/a 24 September 1888 106 Council Chambers, Broken Hill Central Darling Shire 20 March 1959 6 February 1883 n/a 1 Wilcannia Unincorporated Far West n/a n/a n/a N/A
Murray Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Albury, City of 4 June 1859 1946 98 Albury Balranald Shire 27 September 1882 n/a 6 Balranald Berrigan Shire 6 March 1906 n/a 74 Berrigan Edward River Council 24 Deniliquin Federation Council 40 Corowa Greater Hume Shire 26 May 2004 n/a 39 Holbrook Murray River Council n/a 15 Moama Wentworth Shire and n/a 4 Wentworth
Orana Local government area Date<br/ >established Area Population Map Council Seat Bogan Shire 17 February 1891 7 May 1906 12 Nyngan Bourke Shire 4 July 1878 3 Bourke Brewarrina Shire 15 January 1901 7 Brewarrina Cobar Shire 18 March 1884 2 Cobar Coonamble Shire 3 May 1880 20 Coonamble Dubbo Regional Council 30 Dubbo Gilgandra Shire 6 March 1906 47 Gilgandra Narromine Shire 23 April 1898 43 Narromine Walgett Shire 6 March 1906 5 Walgett Warren Shire 24 April 1895 17 Warren Warrumbungle Shire 25 August 2004 14 Coonabarabran
Riverina Local government area Date established Area Population Map Council Seat Bland Shire 6 March 1906 n/a West Wyalong Carrathool Shire 27 October 1943 n/a 8 Goolgowi Coolamon Shire 6 March 1906 n/a 73 Coolamon Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council 54 Cootamundra, Gundagai Griffith, City of 78 Griffith Hay Shire 1 January 1965 10 June 1872 n/a 16 Hay Junee Shire 26 July 1886 n/a 75 Junee Leeton Shire 20 December 1927 n/a 86 Leeton Lockhart Shire 6 March 1906 n/a 66 Lockhart Murrumbidgee Council n/a 34 Darlington Point, Jerilderie Narrandera Shire n/a 52 Narrandera Snowy Valleys Council n/a 23 Tumut, Tumbarumba Temora Shire 1 January 1981 n/a 68 Temora Wagga Wagga, City of 15 March 1870 48 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. +Local Government AreaYear of Royal AssentIncumbentTerm startMapCity of Sydney1930Clover Moore27 March 2004City of Newcastle1948Nuatali Nelmes15 November 2014City of Wollongong10 April 1970Tania Brown14 September 2024City of Parramatta12 December 1988Pierre Esber25 September 2023
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)