QueanbeyanâÂÂPalerang 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 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 .
The Queanbeyan urban area contains the following localities
The balance of the QueanbeyanâÂÂPalerang Regional Council area contains the towns of:
It also contains the following localities:
The population for the predecessor councils was estimated in 2015 as:
QueanbeyanâÂÂPalerang 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: