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As of January 2023 there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales, 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.
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.
Local Government AreaRegionArea(km 2)Area(sq Mi)3071198,6213,32948418721,6938,376- 1930s
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The Greater Newcastle Act 1937 amalgamated 10 municipalities with the City of Newcastleto form Greater Newcastle.
In the post-war period, the Labor Party government of James McGirr, led by Joseph Cahill as Minister for Local Government, decided, following the recommendations of the 1945–46 Clancy Royal Commission on Local Government Boundaries, that Local Government reform would assist the process of improving state infrastructure and community facilities. Thi...
The Barnett Committee Review of Local Government Areas, conducted during 1973-74, sought to create stronger economic LGAs through a substantial reduction in council numbers. The Barnett Report recommended the forced merging of the then 223 existing local government entities into 97 districts; a proposal that was initially rejected by the Askin–led ...
Completed by the NSW Local Government Boundaries Commission, this review focused on the efficiencies in the mergers of rural and regional councils and the anticipated economies of scale in service provision. The Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980saw the amalgamation of many municipalities with the shires that neighboured - and in some ins...
The Carr-led Labor government initiated the Local Government Reform Task Force of 1995-97, the principal outcome of which was to promote resource sharing through the various regional organisations of councils. Triggered by a paper issued by the NSW Local Government and Shires Association, twenty-one councils reviewed their own position and explored...
The Sproats Inquiry into the structure of local government in eight council areas of the Inner City and Eastern Suburbs of Sydney was commissioned by the state government in October 2000. Despite recommendations for mergers, with the Carr government maintaining a no-forced amalgamation policy, no mergers transpired until late 2008 when Sproats was ...
In October 2013, the NSW Government released the findings of an independent review of local government in New South Wales. The review findings, entitled Revitalising Local Government, examined historical and projected demographic data, financial sustainability, and other measures and projected the long-term viability of all local government bodies ...
During the 2021 local elections, the online voting system "iVote" had technical issues that caused some access problems for some voters. Analysis done of these failures indicated a significant chance of having impacted on the electoral results for the final councillors. In Kempsey, where the margin between the last elected and first non-elected can...
As of January 2023 there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales, 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.
Tables of Local Government Areas and State Electoral Divisions by Mark D'Arney. The following tables and maps provide a brief tabulated and graphical overview of New South Wales Local Government Areas (LGA) and State Electoral Divisions (SED) from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing.
Census 2001Local Government AreaTotal PersonsAust Citizens 18+LGA10050Albury (C)4245828831LGA10110Armidale Dumaresq (A)2413416181LGA10150Ashfield (A)3949424287LGA10200Auburn (A)5637930489As of January 2023 there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales, 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.
Sep 13, 2016 · For the 2016 ASGS edition, there are 563 ABS defined Local Government Areas, including Unincorporated areas. UPDATED MESH BLOCK ALLOCATION, OCTOBER 2018.
