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This is a list of local government areas (LGA) of New South Wales in Australia.

As of September 22, 2022, there are 128 local government areas in New South Wales.[1][2]

Local government area Region Area Population Density (people/km2) References
km2 sq mi Rank 2016 census Rank 2021 census Rank 2021 census Rank
Albury, City of Riverina 307 119 108 53,767 44 56,093 43 182.71 37 [3]
Armidale Regional Council New England 8,621 3,329 27 29,449 60 29,124 61 3.38 79 [4]
Ballina Shire Northern Rivers 484 187 93 41,790 50 46,296 49 95.65 40 [5]
Balranald Shire Riverina 21,693 8,376 7 2,287 126 2,208 126 0.10 123 [6]
Bathurst Region Central West 3,820 1,470 56 41,300 51 43,567 52 11.40 59 [7]
Bayside Council St George-Sutherland 50 19 115 156,058 17 175,184 17 3,503.68 12 [8]
Bega Valley Shire South Coast 6,279 2,424 37 33,253 57 35,942 58 5.72 69 [9]
Bellingen Shire Mid North Coast 1,602 619 81 12,668 84 13,253 81 8.27 64 [10]
Berrigan Shire Riverina 2,066 798 76 8,462 97 8,665 96 4.19 78 [11]
Blacktown City Council Western Sydney 247 95 104 336,962 2 396,776 1 1,606.38 21 [12]
Bland Shire Central West / Riverina 8,560 3,310 29 5,995 109 5,547 110 0.65 113 [13]
Blayney Shire Central West 1,525 589 82 7,257 100 7,497 100 4.92 72 [14]
Blue Mountains, City of Western Sydney / Blue Mountains 1,432 553 84 76,904 31 78,121 32 54.55 46 [15][16]
Bogan Shire Orana 14,611 5,641 12 2,692 124 2,467 124 0.17 121 [17]
Bourke Shire Orana 41,679 16,092 4 2,634 125 2,340 125 0.06 127 [18]
Brewarrina Shire Orana 19,188 7,409 8 1,651 128 1,356 128 0.07 126 [19]
Broken Hill, City of Far West 170 66 107 17,708 72 17,588 73 101.69 39 [20]
Burwood Council Inner West 7 2.7 130 36,809 55 40,217 55 5,745.28 4 [21]
Byron Shire Northern Rivers 567 219 92 31,556 58 36,116 57 63.70 45 [22]
Cabonne Shire Central West 6,026 2,327 38 13,386 80 13,766 79 2.28 86 [23]
Camden Council Macarthur / Western Sydney 201 78 105 78,219 29 119,325 24 593.66 27 [24]
Campbelltown, City of Macarthur / Western Sydney 312 120 99 157,006 16 176,519 16 565.77 28 [25]
Canada Bay, City of Inner West 20 7.7 122 88,015 27 89,177 29 4,458.85 7 [26]
Canterbury-Bankstown, City of Inner West / Western Sydney 72 28 113 346,302 1 371,006 2 5,152.86 6 [27][28]
Carrathool Shire Central West / Riverina 18,933 7,310 9 2,719 123 2,866 122 0.15 122 [29]
Central Coast Council Central Coast 1,681 649 79 327,736 3 346,596 3 206.18 36 [30][31]
Central Darling Shire Far West 53,511 20,661 2 1,833 127 1,725 127 0.03 128 [32]
Cessnock, City of Hunter 1,966 759 78 55,560 42 63,632 40 32.37 49 [33]
Clarence Valley Council Northern Rivers 10,441 4,031 18 50,671 45 54,115 45 5.18 70 [34]
Cobar Shire Orana 44,065 17,014 3 4,647 113 4,059 115 0.09 124 [35]
Coffs Harbour, City of Mid North Coast 1,175 454 87 72,944 33 78,759 31 67.03 44 [36]
Coolamon Shire Riverina 2,433 939 74 4,315 114 4,385 113 1.80 93 [37]
Coonamble Shire Orana 9,926 3,832 20 3,918 116 3,732 116 0.37 116 [38]
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council Riverina 3,981 1,537 55 11,141 89 11,403 89 2.86 82 [39][40]
Cowra Shire Central West 2,810 1,080 68 12,460 85 12,724 86 4.53 75 [41]
Cumberland City Council Western Sydney 72 28 113 216,079 7 235,439 6 3,269.99 14 [42][43]
Dubbo Regional Council Orana 7,536 2,910 31 50,077 46 54,922 44 7.29 66 [44][45]
Dungog Shire Hunter 2,251 869 75 8,975 93 9,541 91 4.24 77 [46]
Edward River Council Riverina 8,881 3,429 25 8,851 95 8,456 98 0.95 107 [47][48]
Eurobodalla Shire South Coast 3,428 1,324 60 37,232 54 40,593 54 11.84 58 [49]
Fairfield, City of Western Sydney 102 39 110 198,817 11 208,475 13 2,043.87 20 [50]
Federation Council Riverina 5,685 2,195 41 12,777 83 12,899 83 2.27 87 [51][52]
Forbes Shire Central West 4,720 1,820 50 9,587 91 9,319 93 1.97 90 [53]
Georges River Council St George-Sutherland 38 15 117 146,841 19 152,274 19 4,007.21 9 [54][55]
Gilgandra Shire Orana 4,836 1,867 48 4,236 115 4,295 114 0.89 109 [56]
Glen Innes Severn Council New England 5,487 2,119 42 8,836 96 8,931 95 1.63 96 [57]
Goulburn Mulwaree Council Southern Tablelands 3,220 1,240 65 29,609 59 32,053 59 9.95 60 [58]
Greater Hume Shire Riverina 5,746 2,219 40 10,351 90 11,157 90 1.94 91 [59]
Griffith, City of Riverina 1,640 630 80 25,641 63 27,086 63 16.51 55 [60]
Gunnedah Shire New England 4,994 1,928 46 12,215 86 12,929 82 2.59 84 [61]
Gwydir Shire New England 9,453 3,650 22 5,258 112 4,910 112 0.52 114 [62]
Hawkesbury, City of Western Sydney 2,793 1,078 70 64,592 38 67,207 39 24.06 50 [63][64]
Hay Shire Riverina 11,326 4,373 16 2,946 121 2,882 121 0.25 118 [65]
Hills Shire, The Hills District 401 155 96 157,243 15 191,876 14 478.49 31 [66]
Hilltops Council Southern Tablelands 7,139 2,756 34 18,498 71 19,254 71 41.67 47 [67][68]
Hornsby Shire North Shore / Northern Suburbs 462 178 94 142,667 20 151,811 20 328.59 33 [69]
Hunter's Hill, Municipality of Northern Suburbs 6 2.3 131 13,999 79 13,559 80 2,259.83 19 [70]
Inner West Council Inner West 35 14 119 182,043 14 182,818 15 5,223.37 5 [71][72]
Inverell Shire New England 8,606 3,323 28 16,483 73 17,853 72 2.07 89 [73]
Junee Shire Riverina 2,030 780 77 6,295 104 6,415 103 3.16 80 [74]
Kempsey Shire Mid North Coast 3,380 1,310 63 28,885 61 30,688 60 9.08 63 [75]
Kiama, Municipality of Illawarra 258 100 102 21,464 67 23,074 67 89.43 41 [76]
Ku-ring-gai Council North Shore 86 33 111 118,053 22 124,076 23 1,442.74 22 [77]
Kyogle Council Northern Rivers 3,589 1,386 59 8,940 94 9,359 92 2.61 83 [78]
Lachlan Shire Central West 7,431 2,869 32 6,194 105 6,094 105 0.82 110 [79]
Lake Macquarie, City of Hunter 648 250 91 197,371 12 213,845 11 330 32 [80]
Lane Cove, Municipality of North Shore 11 4.2 126 36,051 56 39,438 56 3,585.27 11 [81]
Leeton Shire Riverina 1,167 451 88 11,168 88 11,452 88 9.81 61 [82]
Lismore, City of Northern Rivers 1,290 500 86 43,135 49 44,334 51 34.37 48 [83]
Lithgow, City of Central West / Blue Mountains 4,551 1,757 52 21,090 68 20,842 69 4.58 74 [84]
Liverpool, City of Western Sydney 306 118 100 204,326 9 233,446 7 762.89 25 [85]
Liverpool Plains Shire New England 5,086 1,964 45 7,687 99 7,551 99 1.48 98 [86]
Lockhart Shire Riverina 2,895 1,118 67 3,119 119 3,319 119 0.08 125 [87]
Lord Howe Island 15 5.8 123 382 130 445 [88][89]
Maitland, City of Hunter 392 151 97 77,305 30 90,226 28 230.17 35 [90]
Mid-Coast Council Mid North Coast 10,053 3,881 19 90,303 26 96,579 27 9.60 62 [91][92]
Mid-Western Regional Central West 8,737 3,373 26 24,076 64 25,713 64 2.94 81 [93]
Moree Plains Shire New England 17,930 6,920 10 13,159 81 12,751 85 0.71 112 [94]
Mosman Council North Shore 9 3.5 128 28,475 62 28,329 62 3,147.67 17 [95]
Murray River Council Riverina 11,865 4,581 15 11,680 87 12,850 84 1.08 104 [96][97]
Murrumbidgee Council Riverina 6,880 2,660 36 3,836 117 3,353 118 0.49 115 [98][99]
Muswellbrook Shire Hunter 3,405 1,315 62 16,086 75 16,357 75 4.80 73 [100]
Nambucca Shire Mid North Coast 1,491 576 83 19,212 70 20,407 70 13.69 57 [101]
Narrandera Shire Riverina 4,117 1,590 53 5,853 110 5,698 108 1.38 100 [102]
Narrabri Shire North West Slopes / Northern Tablelands 13,031 5,031 13 13,084 82 12,703 87 0.97 106 [103]
Narromine Shire Orana 5,264 2,032 44 6,444 103 6,360 104 1.21 101 [104]
Newcastle, City of Hunter 187 72 106 155,411 18 168,873 18 903.06 24 [105]
Northern Beaches Council Northern Beaches 254 98 103 252,878 4 263,554 4 1,037.61 23 [106][107]
North Sydney Council North Shore 11 4.2 126 67,658 36 68,950 36 6,268.18 3 [108]
Oberon Shire Central West 3,659 1,413 58 5,301 111 5,580 109 1.52 97 [109]
Orange, City of Central West 285 110 101 40,344 52 43,512 53 152.67 38 [110]
Parkes Shire Central West 5,958 2,300 39 14,608 76 14,361 77 2.41 85 [111]
Parramatta Council, City of Western Sydney / Northern Suburbs 82 32 112 226,149 5 256,729 5 3,130.84 18 [112][113]
Penrith, City of Western Sydney 405 156 95 196,066 13 217,664 9 537.44 29 [114][115]
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Mid North Coast 3,686 1,423 57 78,539 28 86,762 30 23.54 52 [116][117]
Port Stephens Council Hunter 979 378 89 69,556 34 75,276 35 76.89 42 [118]
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council Southern Tablelands 8,960 3,460 23 56,027 41 63,304 41 7.06 67 [119][120]
Randwick, City of Eastern Suburbs 36 14 118 140,660 21 134,252 21 3,729.22 10 [121]
Richmond Valley Council Northern Rivers 3,051 1,178 66 22,807 66 23,565 66 7.72 65 [122]
Ryde, City of Northern Suburbs 41 16 116 116,302 23 129,123 22 3,149.34 16 [123]
Singleton Council Hunter 4,893 1,889 47 22,987 65 24,577 65 5.02 71 [124]
Shellharbour, City of Illawarra / South Coast 147 57 109 68,460 35 76,271 33 518.85 30 [125]
Shoalhaven, City of South Coast 4,567 1,763 51 99,650 24 108,531 25 23.76 51 [126]
Snowy Monaro Regional Council Snowy Mountains / Monaro 15,162 5,854 11 20,218 69 21,666 68 1.43 99 [127][128]
Snowy Valleys Council Riverina 8,960 3,460 23 14,395 77 14,891 76 1.66 95 [129][130]
Strathfield, Municipality of Inner West 14 5.4 124 40,312 53 45,593 50 3,256.64 15 [131]
Sutherland Shire St George-Sutherland 370 140 98 218,464 6 230,211 8 622.19 26 [132]
Sydney, City of Sydney CBD 25 9.7 120 208,374 8 211,632 12 8,465.28 1 [133][134]
Tamworth Regional Council New England 9,892 3,819 21 59,663 40 63,070 42 6.37 68 [135]
Temora Shire Riverina 2,802 1,082 69 6,110 106 6,034 106 2.15 88 [136]
Tenterfield Shire New England 7,332 2,831 33 6,628 102 6,810 102 0.93 108 [137]
Tweed Shire Northern Rivers 1,321 510 85 91,371 25 97,392 26 73.72 43 [138]
Unincorporated Far West Far West 93,300 36,000 1 698a 129 1,016 129 0.01 129 [139]
Upper Hunter Shire Hunter 8,096 3,126 30 14,112 78 14,229 78 1.76 94 [140]
Upper Lachlan Shire Southern Tablelands 7,102 2,742 35 7,695 98 8,514 97 1.20 102 [141]
Uralla Shire New England 3,230 1,250 64 6,048 108 5,971 107 1.85 92 [142]
Wagga Wagga, City of Riverina 4,826 1,863 49 62,385 39 67,609 38 14 56 [143]
Walcha Shire New England 2,621 1,012 72 3,092 120 3,016 120 1.15 103 [144][145]
Walgett Shire Orana 22,336 8,624 6 6,107 107 5,253 111 0.23 120 [146]
Warren Shire Orana 10,760 4,150 17 2,732 122 2,550 123 0.24 119 [147]
Warrumbungle Shire Orana 12,380 4,780 14 9,384 92 9,225 94 0.74 111 [148]
Waverley Council Eastern Suburbs 9 3.5 128 66,812 37 68,605 37 7,622.78 2 [149][150]
Weddin Shire Central West 3,410 1,320 61 3,664 118 3,608 117 1.06 105 [151]
Wentworth Shire Riverina 26,269 10,143 5 6,794 101 7,453 101 0.28 117 [152][153]
Willoughby, City of North Shore 23 8.9 121 74,302 32 75,613 34 3,287.52 13 [154]
Wingecarribee Shire Illawarra / Southern Highlands 2,689 1,038 71 47,882 48 52,709 48 19.60 54 [155]
Wollondilly Shire Macarthur / Western Sydney 2,560 990 73 48,519 47 53,961 46 21.08 53 [156]
Wollongong, City of Illawarra 684 264 90 203,630 10 214,564 10 313.69 34 [157]
Woollahra, Municipality of Eastern Suburbs 12 4.6 125 54,240 43 53,496 47 4,458 8 [158][159]
Yass Valley Council Southern Tablelands / Riverina 3,999 1,544 54 16,142 74 17,281 74 4.32 76 [160]

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