Bathurst Regional Council

This article is about the local government area. For the regional city, see Bathurst, New South Wales.

Bathurst Regional Council
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Bathurst Civic Centre
Coordinates33°25′S 149°34′E / 33.417°S 149.567°E / -33.417; 149.567
Population43,567 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established26 May 2004
Area3,820 km2 (1,474.9 sq mi)
MayorDr Jess Jennings
Council seatBathurst
RegionCentral West
State electorate(s)Bathurst
Federal division(s)Calare
WebsiteBathurst Regional Council
LGAs around Bathurst Regional Council:
Cabonne Mid-Western Mid-Western
Orange Bathurst Regional Council Lithgow
Blayney Upper Lachlan Oberon

Bathurst Regional Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway line. At the 2021 census, the Bathurst Region had a population of 43,567.[3]

The administrative centre of the area is located in the city of Bathurst, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of Sydney.

The mayor of Bathurst is Cr. Dr Jess Jennings, Deputy Mayor being Cr. Benjamin Fry, both unaligned politicians.[4]

Bathurst Civic Centre at new year's eve (31/12/2021)
  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bathurst Regional (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Therese, Ryan (15 January 2021). "Contact Bathurst Regional Councillors". Bathurst Regional Council. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2021.