Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council
Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales QPRC in Crawford Street, Queanbeyan | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35°25′S 149°27′E / 35.417°S 149.450°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Queanbeyan Town Centre | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr. Kenrick Winchester (Elected as Independent but a member of the Australian Labor Party) | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 5,319 km2 (2,054 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 63,304 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.9015/km2 (30.8247/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||
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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 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. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 56,368.