Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council

Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council is a local government area (LGA) 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.

The council has an area of 5319 km2 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 it had a population of 63,304. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 56,368.

Towns and localities
The Queanbeyan urban area contains the following localities • Crestwood

• Environa

• Googong

• Greenleigh

• Jerrabomberra

• Karabar

• Queanbeyan East

• Queanbeyan West

• Queanbeyan Town Centre

• The Ridgeway

• Royalla

• Tralee The balance of the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council area contains the towns of: • Braidwood

• Bungendore It also contains the following localities: • Araluen

• Back Creek

• Ballalaba

• Bendoura

• Berlang

• Bombay

• Boro

• Budawang

• Burra

• Bywong

• Carwoola

• Captains Flat

• Charleys Forest

• Corang

• Currawang

• Durran Durra

• Farringdon

• Forbes Creek

• Harolds Cross

• Hereford Hall

• Hoskinstown

• Jembaicumbene

• Jerrabattgulla

• Jinden

• Kindervale

• Krawarree

• Lake George

• Larbert

• Majors Creek

• Manar

• Marlowe

• Mayfield

• Monga

• Mongarlowe

• Mount Fairy

• Mulloon

• Neringla

• Nerriga

• Northangera

• Oallen (part)

• Palerang

• Primrose Valley

• Reidsdale

• Rossi

• Royalla

• Snowball

• Sutton (part)

• Tarago (part)

• Tinderry (part)

• Tomboye

• Urila

• Wamboin

• Warri

• Williamsdale

• Wog Wog

• Wyanbene

• Yarrow

Demographics
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:
 * 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.

The current composition of council is: