Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council is a
local government area
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located in the
Southern Tablelands region of
New South Wales
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Australia
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. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the
City of Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan City was a local government area located in south eastern New South Wales, Australia. The former area is located adjacent to Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory, the Queanbeyan River, the Molonglo River, the Kings Highway ...
and
Palerang Council
The Palerang Council was a Local government in Australia, local government area located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government (New South Wales), Minister for Local Govern ...
.
The council has an area of and lies between the eastern boundary of the
Australian Capital Territory
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and the
coastal escarpment on both sides of the
Great Dividing Range
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. At the m it had a population of 63,304.
At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of .
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Towns and localities
The Queanbeyan urban area contains the following localities
The balance of the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council area contains the towns of:
It also contains the following localities:
Demographics
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:
Council
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council comprises eleven Councillor
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Canada
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s elected proportionally in a single ward. Kendrick Winchester was elected mayor in January 2022.
The current composition of council is:
See also
* Local government areas of New South Wales
This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales, sorted by region. As of there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales, listed below in alphabetical order by region. There is also the Unincorporated Far West Reg ...
References
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Local government areas of New South Wales
2016 establishments in Australia