List of Local Government Areas across Australia

List of Local Government Areas across Australia

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Below is an extensive list of local government areas across Australia. Australia is a federation consisting of six states and two major territories. Below is an extensive list of local government areas across Australia.

Australia comprises of six states, and two major mainland territories:

Australia states:

  • New South Wales (NSW)
  • Victoria (VIC)
  • Queensland (QLD)
  • South Australia (SA)
  • Western Australia (WA)
  • Tasmania (TAS)

Mainland territories:

  • Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
  • Northern Territory (NT)

Each state and territory has its own government and legislature, but they also fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government of Australia.

List of Local Government Areas across Australia

New South Wales (NSW)

  1. Albury City
  2. Armidale Regional Council
  3. Ballina Shire
  4. Balranald Shire
  5. Bathurst Regional Council
  6. Bayside Council
  7. Bega Valley Shire
  8. Bellingen Shire
  9. Berrigan Shire
  10. Blacktown City
  11. Bland Shire
  12. Blayney Shire
  13. Blue Mountains City
  14. Bogan Shire
  15. Bourke Shire
  16. Brewarrina Shire
  17. Broken Hill City
  18. Burwood Council
  19. Byron Shire
  20. Cabonne Council
  21. Camden Council
  22. Campbelltown City
  23. Canterbury-Bankstown Council
  24. Carrathool Shire
  25. Central Coast Council
  26. Central Darling Shire
  27. Cessnock City
  28. Clarence Valley Council
  29. Cobar Shire
  30. Coffs Harbour City
  31. Coolamon Shire
  32. Coonamble Shire
  33. Cowra Shire
  34. Cumberland Council
  35. Dubbo Regional Council
  36. Dungog Shire
  37. Edward River Council
  38. Eurobodalla Shire
  39. Fairfield City
  40. Federation Council
  41. Forbes Shire
  42. Georges River Council
  43. Gilgandra Shire
  44. Glen Innes Severn Council
  45. Greater Hume Shire
  46. Griffith City
  47. Gunnedah Shire
  48. Gwydir Shire
  49. Hawkesbury City
  50. Hay Shire
  51. Hilltops Council
  52. Hornsby Shire
  53. Hunter’s Hill Municipality
  54. Inner West Council
  55. Inverell Shire
  56. Junee Shire
  57. Kempsey Shire
  58. Kiama Municipality
  59. Ku-ring-gai Council
  60. Kyogle Council
  61. Lachlan Shire
  62. Lake Macquarie City
  63. Lane Cove Municipality
  64. Leeton Shire
  65. Lismore City
  66. Lithgow City
  67. Liverpool City
  68. Liverpool Plains Shire
  69. Lockhart Shire
  70. Maitland City
  71. Mid-Coast Council
  72. Mid-Western Regional Council
  73. Moree Plains Shire
  74. Mosman Municipal Council
  75. Murray River Council
  76. Murrumbidgee Council
  77. Muswellbrook Shire
  78. Nambucca Valley Council
  79. Narrabri Shire
  80. Narrandera Shire
  81. Narromine Shire
  82. Newcastle City
  83. North Sydney Council
  84. Northern Beaches Council
  85. Oberon Council
  86. Orange City
  87. Parkes Shire
  88. Parramatta City
  89. Penrith City
  90. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
  91. Port Stephens Council
  92. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
  93. Randwick City
  94. Richmond Valley Council
  95. Ryde City
  96. Shellharbour City
  97. Shoalhaven City
  98. Singleton Council
  99. Snowy Monaro Regional Council
  100. Snowy Valleys Council
  101. Strathfield Municipality
  102. Sutherland Shire
  103. Sydney City
  104. Tamworth Regional Council
  105. Temora Shire
  106. Tenterfield Shire
  107. The Hills Shire
  108. Tweed Shire
  109. Upper Hunter Shire
  110. Upper Lachlan Shire
  111. Uralla Shire
  112. Wagga Wagga City
  113. Walcha Council
  114. Walgett Shire
  115. Warren Shire
  116. Warrumbungle Shire
  117. Waverley Council
  118. Wentworth Shire
  119. Western Plains Regional Council
  120. Wingecarribee Shire
  121. Wollondilly Shire
  122. Wollongong City
  123. Woollahra Municipal Council
  124. Yass Valley Council

Victoria (VIC)

  1. Alpine Shire
  2. Ararat Rural City
  3. Ballarat City
  4. Banyule City
  5. Bass Coast Shire
  6. Baw Baw Shire
  7. Bayside City
  8. Benalla Rural City
  9. Boroondara City
  10. Brimbank City
  11. Buloke Shire
  12. Campaspe Shire
  13. Cardinia Shire
  14. Casey City
  15. Central Goldfields Shire
  16. Colac Otway Shire
  17. Corangamite Shire
  18. Darebin City
  19. East Gippsland Shire
  20. Frankston City
  21. Gannawarra Shire
  22. Glen Eira City
  23. Glenelg Shire
  24. Golden Plains Shire
  25. Greater Bendigo City
  26. Greater Dandenong City
  27. Greater Geelong City
  28. Greater Shepparton City
  29. Hepburn Shire
  30. Hindmarsh Shire
  31. Hobsons Bay City
  32. Horsham Rural City
  33. Hume City
  34. Indigo Shire
  35. Kingston City
  36. Knox City
  37. Latrobe City
  38. Loddon Shire
  39. Macedon Ranges Shire
  40. Manningham City
  41. Mansfield Shire
  42. Maribyrnong City
  43. Maroondah City
  44. Melbourne City
  45. Melton City
  46. Mildura Rural City
  47. Mitchell Shire
  48. Moira Shire
  49. Monash City
  50. Moonee Valley City
  51. Moorabool Shire
  52. Moreland City
  53. Mornington Peninsula Shire
  54. Mount Alexander Shire
  55. Moyne Shire
  56. Murrindindi Shire
  57. Nillumbik Shire
  58. Northern Grampians Shire
  59. Port Phillip City
  60. Pyrenees Shire
  61. Queenscliffe Borough
  62. South Gippsland Shire
  63. Southern Grampians Shire
  64. Stonnington City
  65. Strathbogie Shire
  66. Surf Coast Shire
  67. Swan Hill Rural City
  68. Towong Shire
  69. Wangaratta Rural City
  70. Warrnambool City
  71. Wellington Shire
  72. West Wimmera Shire
  73. Whitehorse City
  74. Whittlesea City
  75. Wodonga City
  76. Wyndham City
  77. Yarra City
  78. Yarra Ranges Shire
  79. Yarriambiack Shire

Queensland (QLD)

  1. Aurukun Shire
  2. Balonne Shire
  3. Banana Shire
  4. Barcaldine Region
  5. Barcoo Shire
  6. Blackall-Tambo Region
  7. Boulia Shire
  8. Brisbane City
  9. Bulloo Shire
  10. Bundaberg Region
  11. Burdekin Shire
  12. Burke Shire
  13. Cairns Region
  14. Carpentaria Shire
  15. Cassowary Coast Region
  16. Central Highlands Region
  17. Charters Towers Region
  18. Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire
  19. Cloncurry Shire
  20. Cook Shire
  21. Croydon Shire
  22. Diamantina Shire
  23. Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire
  24. Douglas Shire
  25. Etheridge Shire
  26. Flinders Shire
  27. Fraser Coast Region
  28. Gladstone Region
  29. Gold Coast City
  30. Goondiwindi Region
  31. Gympie Region
  32. Hinchinbrook Shire
  33. Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire
  34. Ipswich City
  35. Isaac Region
  36. Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire
  37. Livingstone Shire
  38. Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire
  39. Lockyer Valley Region
  40. Longreach Region
  41. Mackay Region
  42. Mapoon Aboriginal Shire
  43. Maranoa Region
  44. Mareeba Shire
  45. McKinlay Shire
  46. Moreton Bay Region
  47. Mornington Shire
  48. Mount Isa City
  49. Napranum Aboriginal Shire
  50. Noosa Shire
  51. North Burnett Region
  52. Northern Peninsula Area Region
  53. Palm Island Aboriginal Shire
  54. Paroo Shire
  55. Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire
  56. Quilpie Shire
  57. Redland City
  58. Richmond Shire
  59. Rockhampton Region
  60. Scenic Rim Region
  61. Somerset Region
  62. South Burnett Region
  63. Southern Downs Region
  64. Sunshine Coast Region
  65. Tablelands Region
  66. Toowoomba Region
  67. Torres Shire
  68. Torres Strait Island Region
  69. Townsville City
  70. Weipa Town
  71. Western Downs Region
  72. Whitsunday Region
  73. Winton Shire
  74. Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire
  75. Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire
  76. Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire

South Australia (SA)

  1. Adelaide City
  2. Adelaide Hills Council
  3. Alexandrina Council
  4. Barossa Council
  5. Barunga West Council
  6. Berri Barmera Council
  7. Burnside City
  8. Campbelltown City
  9. Ceduna District Council
  10. Charles Sturt City
  11. Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
  12. Cleve District Council
  13. Coober Pedy District Council
  14. Copper Coast District Council
  15. Elliston District Council
  16. Flinders Ranges Council
  17. Franklin Harbour District Council
  18. Gawler Town
  19. Goyder Regional Council
  20. Grant District Council
  21. Holdfast Bay City
  22. Kangaroo Island Council
  23. Karoonda East Murray District Council
  24. Kimba District Council
  25. Kingston District Council
  26. Light Regional Council
  27. Lower Eyre Peninsula District Council
  28. Loxton Waikerie District Council
  29. Mallala District Council
  30. Marion City
  31. Mid Murray Council
  32. Mitcham City
  33. Mount Barker District Council
  34. Mount Gambier City
  35. Mount Remarkable District Council
  36. Murray Bridge Rural City
  37. Naracoorte Lucindale Council
  38. Northern Areas Council
  39. Norwood Payneham & St Peters City
  40. Onkaparinga City
  41. Orroroo Carrieton District Council
  42. Peterborough District Council
  43. Playford City
  44. Port Adelaide Enfield City
  45. Port Augusta City
  46. Port Lincoln City
  47. Port Pirie Regional Council
  48. Prospect City
  49. Renmark Paringa District Council
  50. Robe District Council
  51. Roxby Downs Municipal Council
  52. Salisbury City
  53. Southern Mallee District Council
  54. Streaky Bay District Council
  55. Tatiara District Council
  56. Tea Tree Gully City
  57. Tumby Bay District Council
  58. Unley City
  59. Victor Harbor City
  60. Wakefield Regional Council
  61. Walkerville Town
  62. Wattle Range Council
  63. West Torrens City
  64. Whyalla City
  65. Yankalilla District Council
  66. Yorke Peninsula Council

Western Australia (WA)

  1. Albany City
  2. Armadale City
  3. Ashburton Shire
  4. Augusta-Margaret River Shire
  5. Bassendean Town
  6. Bayswater City
  7. Belmont City
  8. Beverley Shire
  9. Boddington Shire
  10. Boyup Brook Shire
  11. Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire
  12. Broome Shire
  13. Broomehill-Tambellup Shire
  14. Bruce Rock Shire
  15. Bunbury City
  16. Busselton City
  17. Cambridge Town
  18. Canning City
  19. Capel Shire
  20. Carnamah Shire
  21. Carnarvon Shire
  22. Chapman Valley Shire
  23. Chittering Shire
  24. Claremont Town
  25. Cockburn City
  26. Collie Shire
  27. Coolgardie Shire
  28. Coorow Shire
  29. Corrigin Shire
  30. Cottesloe Town
  31. Cranbrook Shire
  32. Cuballing Shire
  33. Cue Shire
  34. Cunderdin Shire
  35. Dalwallinu Shire
  36. Dandaragan Shire
  37. Dardanup Shire
  38. Denmark Shire
  39. Derby-West Kimberley Shire
  40. Donnybrook-Balingup Shire
  41. Dowerin Shire
  42. Dumbleyung Shire
  43. Dundas Shire
  44. East Fremantle Town
  45. East Pilbara Shire
  46. Esperance Shire
  47. Exmouth Shire
  48. Fremantle City
  49. Gingin Shire
  50. Gnowangerup Shire
  51. Goomalling Shire
  52. Gosnells City
  53. Greater Geraldton City
  54. Halls Creek Shire
  55. Harvey Shire
  56. Irwin Shire
  57. Jerramungup Shire
  58. Joondalup City
  59. Kalamunda City
  60. Kalgoorlie-Boulder City
  61. Kalumburu Shire
  62. Katanning Shire
  63. Kellerberrin Shire
  64. Kent Shire
  65. Kojonup Shire
  66. Kondinin Shire
  67. Koorda Shire
  68. Kulin Shire
  69. Kwinana City
  70. Lake Grace Shire
  71. Laverton Shire
  72. Leonora Shire
  73. Mandurah City
  74. Manjimup Shire
  75. Meekatharra Shire
  76. Melville City
  77. Menzies Shire
  78. Merredin Shire
  79. Mingenew Shire
  80. Moora Shire
  81. Morawa Shire
  82. Mosman Park Town
  83. Mount Magnet Shire
  84. Mount Marshall Shire
  85. Mukinbudin Shire
  86. Mundaring Shire
  87. Murchison Shire
  88. Murray Shire
  89. Nannup Shire
  90. Narembeen Shire
  91. Narrogin Shire
  92. Nedlands City
  93. Ngaanyatjarraku Shire
  94. Northam Shire
  95. Northampton Shire
  96. Nungarin Shire
  97. Peppermint Grove Shire
  98. Perenjori Shire
  99. Perth City
  100. Pingelly Shire
  101. Plantagenet Shire
  102. Port Hedland Town
  103. Quairading Shire
  104. Ravensthorpe Shire
  105. Rockingham City
  106. Sandstone Shire
  107. Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire
  108. Shark Bay Shire
  109. South Perth City
  110. Stirling City
  111. Subiaco City
  112. Swan City
  113. Tammin Shire
  114. Three Springs Shire
  115. Toodyay Shire
  116. Trayning Shire
  117. Upper Gascoyne Shire
  118. Victoria Park Town
  119. Victoria Plains Shire
  120. Vincent City
  121. Wagin Shire
  122. Wandering Shire
  123. Wanneroo City
  124. Waroona Shire
  125. West Arthur Shire
  126. Westonia Shire
  127. Wickepin Shire
  128. Williams Shire
  129. Wiluna Shire
  130. Wongan-Ballidu Shire
  131. Woodanilling Shire
  132. Wyalkatchem Shire
  133. Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire
  134. Yalgoo Shire
  135. Yilgarn Shire
  136. York Shire

Tasmania (TAS)

  1. Break O’Day Council
  2. Brighton Council
  3. Burnie City
  4. Central Coast Council
  5. Central Highlands Council
  6. Circular Head Council
  7. Clarence City
  8. Derwent Valley Council
  9. Devonport City
  10. Dorset Council
  11. Flinders Council
  12. George Town Council
  13. Glamorgan-Spring Bay Council
  14. Glenorchy City
  15. Hobart City
  16. Huon Valley Council
  17. Kentish Council
  18. King Island Council
  19. Kingborough Council
  20. Latrobe Council
  21. Launceston City
  22. Meander Valley Council
  23. Northern Midlands Council
  24. Sorell Council
  25. Southern Midlands Council
  26. Tasman Council
  27. Waratah-Wynyard Council
  28. West Coast Council
  29. West Tamar Council

Northern Territory (NT)

  1. Alice Springs Town Council
  2. Barkly Regional Council
  3. Belyuen Shire
  4. Central Desert Regional Council
  5. Coomalie Community Government Council
  6. Darwin City
  7. East Arnhem Regional Council
  8. Katherine Town Council
  9. Litchfield Council
  10. MacDonnell Regional Council
  11. Palmerston City
  12. Roper Gulf Regional Council
  13. Tiwi Islands Regional Council
  14. Victoria Daly Regional Council
  15. Wagait Shire
  16. West Arnhem Regional Council
  17. West Daly Regional Council

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

The ACT functions both as a city (Canberra) and a territory, and it has no further subdivisions. The ACT Government serves as the local government.

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