List of population demographics of New South Wales by local government area

This is a list of population demographics of New South Wales by local government area as at the .

The local government area with the largest population was City of Canterbury-Bankstown with people resident on census night; and the area with the smallest population was Lord Howe Island with . As at census night, the local government area with the largest population density was the City of Sydney with approximately 8,335 people per square kilometre; and the area with the smallest population density was the Unincorporated Far West with approximately 0.01 person per square kilometre.

Local government area Region Area Population Population density References Albury, City of Riverina 311.43 Armidale Regional Council New England 3.42 Ballina Shire Northern Rivers 86.34 Balranald Shire Riverina 0.11 Bathurst Region 10.81 Bayside Council Eastern Suburbs / St George-Sutherland 3,121.16 Bega Valley Shire South Coast 5.30 Bellingen Shire Mid North Coast 7.91 Berrigan Shire Riverina 4.10 Blacktown, City of Western Sydney 1,364.22 Bland Shire / Riverina 0.70 Blayney Shire 4.76 Blue Mountains, City of Western Sydney / Blue Mountains 53.70 Bogan Shire Orana 0.18 Bourke Shire Orana 0.07 Brewarrina Shire Orana 0.09 Broken Hill, City of Far West 104.16 Burwood Council Inner West 5,258.43 Byron Shire Northern Rivers 55.65 Cabonne Shire 2.22 Camden Council 389.15 Campbelltown, City of 503.22 Canada Bay, City of Inner West 4,400.75 Canterbury-Bankstown, City of South-Western Sydney 4,809.75 Carrathool Shire / Riverina 0.14 Central Coast Council Central Coast 194.96 Central Darling Shire Far West 0.03 Cessnock, City of Hunter 28.26 Clarence Valley Council Northern Rivers 4.85 Cobar Shire Orana 0.11 Coffs Harbour, City of Mid North Coast 62.08 Coolamon Shire Riverina 1.77 Coonamble Shire Orana 0.39 Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council Riverina 2.80 Cowra Shire 4.34 Cumberland Council Western Sydney 3,001.10 Dubbo Regional Council Orana 6.65 Dungog Shire Hunter 3.99 Edward River Council Riverina 1.00 Eurobodalla Shire South Coast 10.86 Fairfield, City of Western Sydney 1,949.19 Federation Council Riverina 2.25 Forbes Shire 2.03 Georges River Council St George 3,864.24 Gilgandra Shire Orana 0.88 Glen Innes Severn Council New England 1.61 Goulburn Mulwaree Council Southern Tablelands 9.20 Greater Hume Shire Riverina 1.80 Griffith, City of Riverina 15.64 Gunnedah Shire New England 2.45 Gwydir Shire New England 0.56 Hawkesbury, City of Western Sydney 23.13 Hay Shire Riverina 0.26 Hills Shire, The Hills District 392.13 Hilltops Council Southern Tablelands 2.59 Hornsby Shire North Shore / Northern Suburbs 308.80 Hunters Hill, Municipality of Northern Suburbs 2,333.17 Inner West Council Inner West 5,201.23 Inverell Shire New England 1.92 Junee Shire Riverina 3.10 Kempsey Shire Mid North Coast 8.55 Kiama, Municipality of Illawarra 83.19 Ku-ring-gai Council North Shore 1,372.71 Kyogle Council Northern Rivers 2.49 Lachlan Shire 0.83 Lake Macquarie, City of Hunter 304.58 Lane Cove, Municipality of North Shore 3,277.36 Leeton Shire Riverina 9.57 Lismore, City of Northern Rivers 4.63 Lithgow, City of / Blue Mountains 4.63 Liverpool, City of South-Western Sydney 667.73 Liverpool Plains Shire New England 1.51 Lockhart Shire Riverina 1.08 Lord Howe Island 382 25.47 Maitland, City of Hunter 197.21 Mid-Coast Council Mid North Coast 8.98 Mid-Western Regional Central West 2.76 Moree Plains Shire New England 0.73 Mosman, Municipality of North Shore 3,163.89 Murray River Council Riverina 0.98 Murrumbidgee Council Riverina 0.56 Muswellbrook Shire Hunter 4.72 Nambucca Shire Mid North Coast 12.89 Narrandera Shire Riverina 1.42 Narrabri Shire North West Slopes / Northern Tablelands 1.00 Narromine Shire Orana 1.22 Newcastle, City of Hunter 831.07 Northern Beaches Council Northern Beaches 995.58 North Sydney Council North Shore 6,150.73 Oberon Shire 1.45 Orange, City of 141.56 Parkes Shire 2.45 Parramatta Council, City of Western Sydney / Northern Suburbs 2,757.91 Penrith, City of Western Sydney 484.11 Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Mid North Coast 21.31 Port Stephens Council Hunter 71.05 Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council Southern Tablelands 6.25 Randwick, City of Eastern Suburbs 3,907.22 Richmond Valley Council Northern Rivers 7.48 Ryde, City of Northern Suburbs 2,836.63 Singleton Council Hunter 4.70 Shellharbour, City of Illawarra / South Coast 465.71 Shoalhaven, City of South Coast 21.82 Snowy Monaro Regional Council Snowy Mountains / Monaro 1.33 Snowy Valleys Council Riverina 1.61 Strathfield, Municipality of Inner West 2,879.43 Sutherland Shire Southern Sydney 590.44 Sydney, City of Sydney CBD 8,334.96 Tamworth Regional Council New England 6.03 Temora Shire Riverina 2.18 Tenterfield Shire New England 0.90 Tweed Shire Northern Rivers 69.17 Unincorporated Far West Far West 0.01 Upper Hunter Shire Hunter 1.74 Upper Lachlan Shire Southern Tablelands 1.08 Uralla Shire New England 1.87 Wagga Wagga, City of Riverina 12.93 Walcha Shire New England 1.18 Walgett Shire Orana 0.27 Warren Shire Orana 0.25 Warrumbungle Shire Orana 0.76 Waverley Council Eastern Suburbs 7,423.56 Weddin Shire Central West 1.07 Wentworth Shire Riverina 0.26 Willoughby, City of North Shore 3,230.52 Wingecarribee Shire Illawarra / Southern Highlands 17.81 Wollondilly Shire 18.95 Wollongong, City of Illawarra 297.70 Woollahra, Municipality of Eastern Suburbs 4,520.00 Yass Valley Council Southern Tablelands / Riverina 4.04

, ABS census data for the Unincorporated Far West region was available for the only.

References