| City of Queanbeyan New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°21′S 149°13′E / 35.350°S 149.217°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 40,568 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 235.9/km2 (610.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 172 km2 (66.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Last Mayor | Tim Overall | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Queanbeyan[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Website | City of Queanbeyan | ||||||||||||||
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Queanbeyan City was a local government area located in south eastern New South Wales, Australia. The former area is located adjacent to Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory, the Queanbeyan River, the Molonglo River, the Kings Highway and the Sydney-Canberra railway.
On 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced dissolution of Queanbeyan City with immediate effect. Together with the Palerang Council the combined council areas were merged to establish the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
The last mayor of the Queanbeyan City Council was Tim Overall, an independent politician.
- ^ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 1. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, New South Wales". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Queanbeyan City Council". Department of Local Government. Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2006.