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Local government areas

In accordance with part 3.2 of the Local Government Act 2019, an independent local government representation committee will review local government boundaries not more than 10 months after election day for a general election.

The committee consists of:

  • the Electoral Commissioner; and
  • the Surveyor-General; and
  • the CEO of the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT)
    • The chairperson of the committee is the CEO of LGANT.

The committee process involves consulting with the councils, conducting a review and making final determinations regarding any required changes.

The committee may determine:

  • if a local government area is divided into wards:
    • that the local government area remain divided into the same wards or be divided into different wards; or
    • that the local government area should not be divided into wards; or
  • if a local government area is not divided into wards:
    • that the local government area remain that way; or
    • that the local government area should be divided into wards.

When is the next review?

The committee must call for invitations for written submission from all 17 councils and the public by 28 June 2022 (that is, 10 months after the August 2021 elections).

Please note, the following maps of local government areas in the Northern Territory include the changes to City of Darwin, Litchfield Council and West Arnhem Regional Council boundaries. These new boundaries will come into effect from Friday 16 July 2021. All other local government council areas remain unchanged.

Link to another page  All NT Local Government areas 

Link to another page  All NT Local Government areas - detailed (PDF, 11.8MB) 

Link to another page  Alice Springs Town Council 

Link to another page  Barkly Regional Council 

Link to another page  Belyuen Community Government Council 

Link to another page  Central Desert Regional Council 

Link to another page  Coomalie Community Government Council 

Link to another page  Darwin, City of  

Link to another page  Darwin, City of (Chan Ward) 

Link to another page  Darwin, City of (Lyons Ward) 

Link to another page  Darwin, City of (Richardson Ward) 

Link to another page  Darwin, City of (Waters ward) 

Link to another page  East Arnhem Regional Council 

Link to another page  Katherine Town Council 

Link to another page  Litchfield Council 

Link to another page  MacDonnell Regional Council 

Link to another page  Palmerston, City of 

Link to another page  Roper Gulf Regional Council 

Link to another page  Tiwi Islands Regional Council 

Link to another page  Victoria Daly Regional Council 

Link to another page  Wagait Shire Council 

Link to another page  West Arnhem Regional Council 

Link to another page  West Daly Regional Council 

View detailed maps of council and local authorities via the following links:

Electoral divisions