Members v Population

One of the main ambitions of this site is to try and get people from every Council in Australia communicating and sharing information with each other.
This page has been set up to try and document which Councils are aware of and using the site.
If you are site member, and you work for a Council but haven't nominated which one, please let us know so that we can update the table below.

New South Wales

The population figures below are as at June 2006, and have been extracted from the ABS Website

Council Population LGAM Members Comments
Blacktown City Council 279,759 0
Sutherland Shire Council 212,813 1
Wollongong City Council 194,590 0
Lake Macquarie City Council 191,955 2
Fairfield City Council 186,414 0
Bankstown City Council 176,817 0
Penrith City Council 176,661 1
Liverpool City Council 170,607 0
The Hills Shire Council 165,931 0
Sydney City Council 164,547 0
Gosford City Council 162,017 0
Hornsby Shire Council 157,387 0
Parramatta City Council 154,158 0
Newcastle City Council 149,075 1
Campbelltown City Council (NSW) 147,177 2
Wyong Shire Council 142,724 1
Warringah Council 139,476 0
Canterbury City Council 136,032 0
Randwick City Council 126,877 0
Ku-ring-gai Council 106,029 0
Ryde City Council 101,283 0
Rockdale City Council 96,640 0
Holroyd City Council 93,052 2
Shoalhaven City Council 92,196 1
Tweed Shire Council 82,955 0
Hurstville City Council 76,913 0
Blue Mountains City Council 76,080 1
Marrickville Council 75,525 0
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 71,407 0
City of Canada Bay Council 68,883 0
Auburn Council 68,104 0
Coffs Harbour City Council 68,021 0
Willoughby City Council 67,434 0
Maitland City Council 64,793 1
Waverley Council 64,190 0 ?
Shellharbour City Council 63,409 1
Port Stephens Council 63,408 1
North Sydney Council 62,407 0
Hawkesbury City Council 62,031 0
Wagga Wagga City Council 59,908 1
Pittwater Council 56,619 0
Tamworth Regional Council 55,899 0
Kogarah Municipal Council 55,119 0
Woollahra Municipal Council 53,667 0
Leichhardt Municipal Council 51,127 1
Camden Council 50,950 1
Clarence Valley Council 50,143 0
Albury City Council 48,629 0
Cessnock City Council 48,265 1
Greater Taree City Council 46,979 0
Wingecarribee Shire Council 44,379 1
Lismore City Council 44,225 0
Ashfield Council 41,309 0
Wollondilly Shire Council 41,300 0
Ballina Shire Council 40,266 1
Dubbo City Council 39,499 0
Manly Council 39,103 0
Queanbeyan City Council 37,885 0
The Council of the City of Botany Bay 37,586 0
Bathurst Regional Council 37,542 0
Orange City Council 37,009 0
Eurobodalla Shire Council 36,595 0
Great Lakes Council 33,982 0
Strathfield Municipal Council 33,592 0
Bega Valley Shire Council 32,429 1
Burwood Council 32,276 0
Lane Cove Municipal Council 31,989 0
Byron Shire Council 30,635 0
Kempsey Shire Council 28,474 0
Mosman Municipal Council 27,936 0
Goulburn Mulwaree Council 27,277 0
Griffith City Council 24,867 1
Armidale Dumaresq Council 24,533 2
Singleton Shire Council 23,005 0
Richmond Valley Council 22,172 0
Mid Western Regional Council 21,983 1
Lithgow City Council 20,650 0
Broken Hill City Council 20,139 0
Kiama Municipal Council 19,973 0
Nambucca Shire Council 18,633 0
Inverell Shire Council 16,152 0
Muswellbrook Shire Council 15,944 0
Parkes Shire Council 14,846 1
Moree Plains Shire Council 14,580 0
Hunter's Hill Council 13,838 0
Yass Valley Council 13,747 0
Narrabri Shire Council 13,680 0
Upper Hunter Shire Council 13,609 0
Cowra Shire Council 13,025 0
Bellingen Shire Council 12,985 1
Palerang Council 12,913 0
Cabonne Shire Council 12,907 0
Young Shire Council 12,488 0
Gunnedah Shire Council 11,966 0
Leeton Shire Council 11,742 0
Corowa Shire Council 11,454 0
Tumut Shire Council 11,260 0
Warrumbungle Shire Council 10,208 0
Greater Hume Shire Council 10,167 0
Cooma-Monaro Shire Council 10,166 1
Forbes Shire Council 9,755
Kyogle Council 9,686 1
Glen Innes Severn Council 9,095
Dungog Shire Council 8,432
Wellington Council 8,406
Berrigan Shire Council 8,337
Liverpool Plains Shire Council 7,849
Deniliquin Council 7,715
Cootamundra Shire Council 7,597
Snowy River Shire Council 7,554
Upper Lachlan Shire Council 7,347
Walgett Shire Council 7,199
Wentworth Shire Council 7,086
Lachlan Shire Council 6,927 1
Blayney Shire Council 6,891
Tenterfield Shire Council 6,787
Narromine Shire Council 6,776
Murray Shire Council (NSW) 6,699
Bland Shire Council 6,343
Narrandera Shire Council 6,233
Temora Shire Council 6,101
Junee Shire Council 6,050
Uralla Shire Council 5,989
Gwydir Shire Council 5,516
Oberon Council 5,260
Cobar Shire Council 5,112
Gloucester Shire Council 4,985
Gilgandra Shire Council 4,702
Wakool Shire Council 4,530
Guyra Shire Council 4,402
Coonamble Shire Council 4,342
Coolamon Shire Council 4,176
Gundagai Shire Council 3,851
Weddin Shire Council 3,793
Harden Shire Council 3,725
Tumbarumba Shire Council 3,692
Hay Shire Council 3,535
Walcha Council 3,327
Lockhart Shire Council 3,312
Bourke Shire Council 3,217
Bogan Shire Council 2,994
Carrathool Shire Council 2,911
Warren Shire Council 2,871
Bombala Council 2,645
Murrumbidgee Shire Council 2,607
Balranald Shire Council 2,546
Boorowa Council 2,390
Central Darling Shire Council 2,008
Brewarrina Shire Council 1,998
Conargo Shire Council 1,743
Jerilderie Shire Council 1,711
Urana Shire Council 1,305

Northern Territory

The population figures below are 2008 figures that have been extracted from the Ausstats.

Council Population LGAM Members Comments
Darwin City Council 73,754 0
City of Palmerston 28,030 0
Alice Springs Town Council 27,481 0
Litchfield Council 18,277 2
West Arnhem Shire Council 9,912
Katherine Town Council 9,653
East Arnhem Shire Council 7,924
Barkly Shire Council 6,999
Macdonnell Shire Council 6,718
Roper Gulf Shire Council 6,699
Victoria Daly Shire Council 6,644
Central Desert Shire Council 4,644
Tiwi Islands Shire Council 2,487
Coomalie Shire Council 1,268
Wagait Shire Council 326
Belyuen Shire Council 202

Queensland

The population figures below are 2009 figures that have been extracted from the OESR Queensland Regional Database.

Council Population LGAM Members Comments
Brisbane City Council 1,052,458 0
Gold Coast City Council 515,157 1
Moreton Bay Regional Council 371,162 2
Sunshine Coast Regional Council 323,423 1
Logan City Council 277,623 3
Townsville City Council 181,743 1
Cairns Regional Council 164,356 0
Ipswich City Council 162,301 0
Toowoomba Regional Council 159,098 2
Redland City Council 140,691 0
Mackay Regional Council 116,123 2
Rockhampton Regional Council 114,105 0
Fraser Coast Regional Council 99,695 0
Bundaberg Regional Council 95,132 15
Gladstone Regional Council 59,644 0
Gympie Regional Council 48,101 3
Tablelands Regional Council 46,366 1
Scenic Rim Regional Council 37,446 0
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 35,633 1
Southern Downs Regional Council 35,456 1
Whitsunday Regional Council 34,195 0 Did have a member that moved to another Council
South Burnett Regional Council 32,495 0
Western Downs Regional Council 31,366 1
Cassowary Coast Regional Council 30,992 1
Central Highlands Regional Council 30,403 1
Isaac Regional Council 22,417 0
Mount Isa City Council 21,838 0
Somerset Regional Council 21,608 0
Burdekin Shire Council 18,431 1
Banana Shire Council 15,700 1
Maranoa Regional Council 13,223 2
Charters Towers Regional Council 12,696 0
Hinchinbrook Shire Council 12,283 0
Goondiwindi Regional Council 11,188 1
North Burnett Regional Council 10,787 1
Torres Shire Council 4,913
Murweh Shire Council 4,871
Balonne Shire Council 4,847
Longreach Regional Council 4,298
Cook Shire Council 3,899
Torres Strait Island Regional Council 3,642
Cloncurry Shire Council 3,380
Barcaldine Regional Council 3,376
Weipa Town Council 3,320
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council 2,628
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council 2,282
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council 2,187
Carpentaria Shire Council 2,123
Blackall Tambo Regional Council 2,069
Paroo Shire Council 1,946
Flinders Shire Council 1,834
Winton Shire Council 1,407
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council 1,240
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council 1,215
Aurukun Shire Council 1,209
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council 1,156
Mornington Shire Council 1,103
Quilpie Shire Council 1,016
Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council 965
Richmond Shire Council 962
Mckinlay Shire Council 944
Etheridge Shire Council 939
Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council 930
Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council 832
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council 676
Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council 619
Burke Shire Council 555
Boulia Shire Council 448
Bulloo Shire Council 374
Barcoo Shire Council 353
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council 352
Diamantina Shire Council 319
Croydon Shire Council 273
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council 266

South Australia

The population figures below are as at June 2006, and have been extracted from the ABS Website

Council Population LGAM Members Comments
City of Onkaparinga 158,061 0
City of Salisbury 127,514 2
City of Port Adelaide Enfield 109,922 0
City of Charles Sturt 105,573 2
City of Tea Tree Gully 99,886 0
City of Marion 82,971 0
City of Playford 75,323 0
City of Mitcham 64,891 0
City of West Torrens 55,064 0
Campbelltown City Council (SA) 48,593 0
The City of Burnside 44,010 0
Adelaide Hills Council 39,703 1
City of Unley 38,146 1
The City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters 35,893 0
City of Holdfast Bay 35,525 0
District Council of Mount Barker 29,149 1
Mount Gambier City Council 24,928 0
The Corporation of the City of Whyalla 22,801 1
Alexandrina Council 22,613 0
The Barossa Council 22,172 0
City of Prospect 20,710 0
Town of Gawler 20,257 0
The Rural City of Murray Bridge 19,101 0
Adelaide City Council 18,990 0
Port Pirie Regional Council 17,950 0
Port Augusta City Council 14,542 0
City of Port Lincoln 14,452 0
Light Regional Council 13,318 0
City of Victor Harbor 13,247 0
Wattle Range Council 12,508 0
District Council of the Copper Coast 12,496 0
District Council of Loxton Waikerie 12,068 0
District Council of Yorke Peninsula 11,670 0
Berri Barmera Council 11,283 0
District Council of Renmark Paringa 9,868
Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council 8,653
District Council of Grant 8,542
Mid Murray Council 8,451
Naracoorte Lucindale Council 8,440
District Council of Mallala 8,365 1
Corporation of the Town of Walkerville 7,258
Tatiara District Council 7,089
Wakefield Regional Council 6,679
The Coorong District Council 5,831 1
Northern Areas Council 4,856
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula 4,731
Kangaroo Island Council 4,536
District Council of Yankalilla 4,497
Municipal Council of Roxby Downs 4,453
Regional Council of Goyder 4,284
District Council of Ceduna 3,731
District Council of Mount Remarkable 2,957
District Council of Tumby Bay 2,706
District Council of Barunga West 2,614
Kingston Regional Council 2,442
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara 2,363
Southern Mallee District Council 2,198
District Council of Streaky Bay 2,159
District Council of Peterborough 2,004
District Council of Coober Pedy 1,942
District Council of Cleve 1,921
Flinders Ranges Council 1,827
District Council of Robe 1,453
District Council of Franklin Harbour 1,339
Le Hunte 1,333
District Council of Karoonda East Murray 1,186
District Council of Elliston 1,161
District Council of Kimba 1,139
District Council of Orroroo Carrieton 949
Maralinga Tjarutja 110

Tasmanian Councils

The population figures below are as at June 2006, and have been extracted from the ABS Website

Council Population LGAM Members Comments
Launceston Council 64,620 0
Clarence City Council 50,808 1
Hobart City Council 49,556 0
Glenorchy City Council 44,179 0
Kingborough Council 31,706 0
Devonport City Council 24,880 0
West Tamar Council 21,543 1 0
Central Coast Council 21,259 0
Burnie Council 19,701 0
Meander Valley Council 18,938 0
Huon Valley Council 14,442 0
Brighton Council 14,329 0
Waratah Wynyard Council 13,815 0
Northern Midlands Council 12,505 0
Sorell Council 12,131 1
Derwent Valley Council 9,692
Latrobe Council 8,888
Circular Head Council 8,188
Dorset Council 7,253
George Town Council 6,744
Break O'Day Council 6,218
Kentish Council 5,965
Southern Midlands Council 5,845
West Coast Council 5,171
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council 4,329
Tasman Council 2,317
Central Highlands Council 2,316
King Island Council 1,703
Flinders Council 881

Victorian Councils

Council Population LGAM Members Comments
Casey City Council 247,300 0
Greater Geelong City Council 216,300 0
Brimbank City Council 185,900 1
Monash City Council 176,000 1
Boroondara City Council 168,000 0 ?
Hume City Council 167,500 0
Knox City Council 156,000 0
Whitehorse City Council 155,700 0
Moreland City Council 149,100 1
Yarra Ranges Shire Council 148,900 0
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council 148,300 0
Kingston City Council 147,200 0
Whittlesea City Council 146,100 0
Wyndham City Council 143,900 0 ?
Darebin City Council 139,600 0
Greater Dandenong City Council 137,600 2
Glen Eira City Council 136,300 0
Frankston City Council 128,600 0
Banyule City Council 123,500 0
Manningham City Council 118,500 0
Moonee Valley City Council 111,200 0
Maroondah City Council 106,200 1
Greater Bendigo City Council 102,300 0
Melton Shire Council 100,000 0
Stonnington City Council 99,100 0
Bayside City Council 96,300 0
Port Phillip City Council 96,100 0
Ballarat City Council 94,000 1
Melbourne City Council 93,100 0
Hobsons Bay City Council 87,500 0
Yarra City Council 78,000 0
Latrobe City Council 75,300 0
Maribyrnong City Council 71,500 0
Cardinia Shire Council 68,600 1
Nillumbik Shire Council 63,800 0
Greater Shepparton City Council 63,400 1
Mildura Rural City Council 53,900 3
East Gippsland Shire Council 43,600 0
Wellington Shire Council 43,200 0
Macedon Ranges Shire Council 42,000 1
Baw Baw Shire Council 41,300 0
Campaspe Shire Council 38,800 0
Wodonga City Council 35,700 0
Mitchell Shire Council 34,100 1
Warrnambool City Council 33,400 0
Bass Coast Shire Council 29,600 1
Moira Shire Council 29,100 0
Wangaratta Rural City Council 28,700 1
Moorabool Shire Council 27,900 0
South Gippsland Shire Council 27,800 0
Surf Coast Shire Council 25,500 0
Swan Hill Rural City Council 22,100 0
Colac Otway Shire Council 21,800 0
Glenelg Shire Council 21,100 0
Horsham Rural City Council 20,000 0
Mount Alexander Shire Council 18,300 0
Golden Plains Shire Council 18,200 0
Southern Grampians Shire Council 17,600 0
Corangamite Shire Council 17,500 0
Moyne Shire Council 16,700 0
Indigo Shire Council 16,000 0
Hepburn Shire Council 14,800 0
Benalla Rural City Council 14,200 1
Murrindindi Shire Council 13,400 0
Central Goldfields Shire Council 12,900 0
Alpine Shire Council 12,800 0
Northern Grampians Shire Council 12,300 0
Ararat Rural City Council 11,900 0
Gannawarra Shire Council 11,700 0
Strathbogie Shire Council 10,000 0
Loddon Shire Council 8,100
Mansfield Shire Council 7,900
Yarriambiack Shire Council 7,700
Buloke Shire Council 7,000
Pyrenees Shire Council 6,900 1
Towong Shire Council 6,300
Hindmarsh Shire Council 6,200
West Wimmera Shire Council 4,600
Borough of Queenscliffe 3,300

Western Australian Councils

The population figures below are as at June 2006, and have been extracted from the ABS Website

Council Population LGAM Members Comments
City of Stirling 193,300 1
City of Joondalup 157,203 0
Wanneroo City Council 124,887 1
Swan City Council 100,593 0
City of Melville Council 99,713 1
Gosnells City Council 97,408 0
Rockingham City Council 91,702 0
Canning City Council 83,006 0
Cockburn City Council 80,921 1
Mandurah City Council 60,560 1
Bayswater City Council 59,100 1
Armadale City Council 53,445 0
Kalamunda Shire Council 52,360 0
South Perth City Council 41,572 0
Mundaring Shire Council 37,039 0
Geraldton-Greenough City Council 35,727 1
Albany City Council 33,545 0
Belmont City Council 32,548 0
Bunbury City Council 31,638 0
Kalgoorlie-Boulder City Council 30,903 0
Victoria Park Town Council 30,149 0
Vincent Town Council 30,117 0
Busselton Shire Council 27,500 2
Fremantle City Council 26,777 1
Cambridge Town Council 25,400 0
Kwinana Town Council 25,109 1
Nedlands City Council 21,852 0
Harvey Shire Council 21,310 0
Roebourne Shire Council 18,240 1
Subiaco City Council 17,835 0
Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire Council 14,914 0
Broome Shire Council 14,436 1
Bassendean Town Council 14,218 0
Esperance Shire Council 14,170 1
Perth City Council 13,486 0
Port Hedland Town Council 13,060 0
Murray Shire Council 12,917 0
Dardanup Shire Council 11,418 0
Augusta Margaret River Shire Council 11,360 0
Capel Shire Council 11,250 1
Northam Shire Council 10,381 0
Claremont Town Council 9,535
Manjimup Shire Council 9,187
Collie Shire Council 9,067
Mosman Park Town Council 8,894 1
Derby-West Kimberley Shire Council 7,917 1
Cottesloe Town Council 7,888
Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire Council 7,474
East Fremantle Town Council 7,079
Ashburton Shire Council 6,477
Carnarvon Shire Council 6,085
Donnybrook-Balingup Shire Council 5,092
Denmark Shire Council 4,982
Plantagenet Shire Council 4,775
Gingin Shire Council 4,629
Narrogin Town Council 4,565
Katanning Shire Council 4,482
Toodyay Shire Council 4,400
Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council 4,194
Coolgardie Shire Council 4,078
Chittering Shire Council 3,892
Waroona Shire Council 3,697
Halls Creek Shire Council 3,620
Merredin Shire Council 3,427
Northampton Shire Council 3,412
York Shire Council 3,352
Irwin Shire Council 3,347
Dandaragan Shire Council 3,097
Moora Shire Council 2,550
Ravensthorpe Shire Council 2,249
Exmouth Shire Council 2,224
Kojonup Shire Council 2,212
Wagin Shire Council 1,933
Beverley Shire Council 1,679
Peppermint Grove Shire Council 1,662
Ngaanyatjarraku Shire Council 1,650
Leonora Shire Council 1,620
Yilgarn Shire Council 1,557
Boyup Brook Shire Council 1,552
Lake Grace Shire Council 1,530
Boddington Shire Council 1,505
Christmas Island Shire Council 1,448
Wongan-Ballidu Shire Council 1,440
Gnowangerup Shire Council 1,410
Dalwallinu Shire Council 1,387
Meekatharra Shire Council 1,296
Cunderdin Shire Council 1,274
Kellerberrin Shire Council 1,270
Pingelly Shire Council 1,260
Nannup Shire Council 1,260
Corrigin Shire Council 1,213
Coorow Shire Council 1,196
Jerramungup Shire Council 1,185
Dundas Shire Council 1,153
Broomehill-Tambellup Shire Council 1,121
Bruce Rock Shire Council 1,107
Quairading Shire Council 1,098
Cranbrook Shire Council 1,062
Brookton Shire Council 1,040
Kondinin Shire Council 1,030
Goomalling Shire Council 1,003
Chapman Valley Shire Council 982
Mullewa Shire Council 950
Williams Shire Council 935
Victoria Plains Shire Council 920
Shark Bay Shire Council 917
Narembeen Shire Council 908
Kulin Shire Council 900
Morawa Shire Council 894
West Arthur Shire Council 890
Narrogin Shire Council 880
Cuballing Shire Council 829
Carnamah Shire Council 789
Laverton Shire Council 786
Wiluna Shire Council 770
East Pilbara Shire Council 750
Wickepin Shire Council 746
Dowerin Shire Council 740
Three Springs Shire Council 698
Dumbleyung Shire Council 662
Mount Marshall Shire Council 655
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council 621
Kent Shire Council 604
Mukinbudin Shire Council 588
Wyalkatchem Shire Council 580
Mount Magnet Shire Council 580
Perenjori Shire Council 540
Mingenew Shire Council 494
Koorda Shire Council 452
Woodanilling Shire Council 432
Tammin Shire Council 410
Trayning Shire Council 398
Wandering Shire Council 387
Cue Shire Council 362
Upper Gascoyne Shire Council 335
Yalgoo Shire Council 272
Nungarin Shire Council 259
Menzies Shire Council 249
Westonia Shire Council 230
Sandstone Shire Council 136
Murchison Shire Council 127

Big Councils with No Members

The following Councils have populations of more than 100,000, and presumably a large number of staff.
It is more than likely there are at least a few people at each council that would be interested in this site, but don't know about it yet.
It is also probable they have lots of ideas & information that would be of use to other Councils.

Council Population
Brisbane City Council 1,052,458
Blacktown City Council 279,759
Casey City Council 247,300
Greater Geelong City Council 216,300
Wollongong City Council 194,590
Fairfield City Council 186,414
Bankstown City Council 176,817
Liverpool City Council 170,607
Boroondara City Council 168,000
Hume City Council 167,500
The Hills Shire Council 165,931
Sydney City Council 164,547
Cairns Regional Council 164,356
Ipswich City Council 162,301
Gosford City Council 162,017
City of Onkaparinga 158,061
Hornsby Shire Council 157,387
City of Joondalup 157,203
Knox City Council 156,000
Whitehorse City Council 155,700
Parramatta City Council 154,158
Yarra Ranges Shire Council 148,900
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council 148,300
Kingston City Council 147,200
Whittlesea City Council 146,100
Wyndham City Council 143,900
Redland City Council 140,691
Darebin City Council 139,600
Warringah Council 139,476
Glen Eira City Council 136,300
Canterbury City Council 136,032
Frankston City Council 128,600
Randwick City Council 126,877
Banyule City Council 123,500
Manningham City Council 118,500
Rockhampton Regional Council 114,105
Moonee Valley City Council 111,200
City of Port Adelaide Enfield 109,922
Ku-ring-gai Council 106,029
Greater Bendigo City Council 102,300
Ryde City Council 101,283
Swan City Council 100,593
Melton Shire Council 100,000
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