Queanbeyan-Palerang_Regional_Council

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council

Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council is a local government area located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a merger of the City of Queanbeyan and Palerang Council.[2]

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The council has an area of 5,319 square kilometres (2,054 sq mi) and lies between the eastern boundary of the Australian Capital Territory and the coastal escarpment on both sides of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2021 census it had a population of 63,304.[1] At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 56,368.[2]

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:[3]

  • 40,657 in City of Queanbeyan and
  • 15,897 in Palerang Council

Council

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council comprises eleven Councillors elected proportionally in a single ward. Independent Labor councillor Kenrick Winchester was elected mayor in January 2022.[4]

The current composition of council is:

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Election results

2021

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections § Queanbeyan–Palerang.[edit]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 September 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Regional Population Growth, Australia. Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2015), 2005 to 2015 Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 30 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Council elects new mayor for QPRC". 12 January 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional". ABC News.
  6. [6]
    "New Mayor Kenrick has a hell of a lot going on". Canberra CityNews. 9 March 2022. Cr Winchester, who is a member of the Labor Party but sits on council as an independent
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