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Freedom of Information Request FA 22/02/00319 
Table 1: Number of people whose application for Australian citizenship by 
conferral had been approved and who were waiting to be allocated to attend 
an Australian citizenship ceremony at Local Government Councils in NSW, 
as at 4 March 2022 
Council 
Number of People 
Albury City Council 
16  
Armidale Regional Council 
23  
Ballina Shire Council 
47  
Balranald Shire 
<5 
Bathurst Regional Council 
16  
Bayside Council 
978  
Bega Valley Shire Council 
14  
Bellingen Shire Council 
0  
Berrigan Shire 
0  
Blacktown City Council 
1,394  
Bland Shire 
0  
Blayney Shire Council 
5  
Blue Mountains City Council 
31  
Bogan Shire 
0  
Bourke Shire 
0  
Brewarrina Shire Council 
<5 
Broken Hill City Council 
<5 
Burwood Municipal Council 
181  
Byron Shire Council 
157  
Cabonne Shire 
0  
Camden Council 
406  
Campbelltown City Council 
372  



Canada Bay Council 
209  
Canterbury-Bankstown Council 
2,270  
Carrathool Shire 
<5 
Central Coast Council 
162  
Central Darling Shire 
0  
Cessnock City Council 
10  
City of Parramatta Council 
3,294  
City of Ryde Council 
365  
City of Sydney 
603  
Clarence Valley Council 
10  
Cobar Shire 
0  
Coffs Harbour City Council 
13  
Coolamon Shire 
0  
Coonamble Shire 
0  
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council 
<5 
Cowra Shire 
<5 
Cumberland City Council 
252  
Dubbo Regional Council 
30  
Dungog Shire 
0  
Edward River Council 
0  
Eurobodalla Shire Council 
<5 
Fairfield City Council 
3,661  
Federation Council 
<5 
Forbes Shire Council 
<5 
Georges River Council 
396  
Gilgandra Shire 
0  
Glen Innes Severn Council 
0  
Goulburn Mulwaree Council 
<5 
Greater Hume Shire Council 
<5 
Griffith City Council 
5  
Gunnedah Shire Council 
<5 
Gwydir Shire Council 
0  
Hawkesbury City Council 
29  
Hay Shire 
<5 



Hilltops Council 
5  
Hornsby Shire Council 
405  
Hunter's Hill Council 
0  
Inner West Council 
427  
Inverell Shire Council 
0  
Junee Shire 
0  
Kempsey Shire Council 
14  
Kiama Municipal Council 
10  
Ku-Ring-Gai Municipal Council 
144  
Kyogle Council 
0  
Lachlan Shire Council 
<5 
Lake Macquarie City Council 
48  
Lane Cove Municipal Council 
60  
Leeton Shire 
0  
Lismore City Council 
30  
Lithgow City Council 
<5 
Liverpool City Council 
590  
Liverpool Plains Shire Council 
<5 
Lockhart Shire Council 
<5 
Lord Howe Island Board 
<5 
Maitland City Council 
24  
Midcoast Council 
<5 
Mid-Western Regional Council 
6  
Moree Plains Shire Council 
<5 
Mosman Council 
103  
Murray River Council 
0  
Murrumbidgee Council 
0  
Muswellbrook Shire Council 
<5 
Nambucca Valley Council 
6  
Narrabri Shire Council 
5  
Narrandera Shire 
0  
Narromine Shire 
0  
Newcastle City Council 
141  
North Sydney Council 
214  



Northern Beaches Council 
348  
Oberon Shire Council 
5  
Orange City Council 
35  
Parkes Shire Council 
<5 
Penrith City Council 
324  
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 
70  
Port Stephens Council 
12  
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council 
53  
Randwick City Council 
507  
Richmond Valley Council 
<5 
Shellharbour City Council 
6  
Shoalhaven City Council 
25  
Singleton Council 
6  
Snowy Monaro Regional Council 
0  
Snowy Valleys Council 
<5 
Strathfield Council 
132  
Sutherland Shire Council 
224  
Tamworth Regional Council 
25  
Temora Shire 
0  
Tenterfield Shire Council 
0  
The Hills Shire Council 
904  
Tweed Shire Council 
35  
Unincorporated Far West 
0  
Upper Hunter Shire Council 
7  
Upper Lachlan Council 
<5 
Uralla Shire Council 
<5 
Wagga Wagga City Council 
51  
Walcha Shire 
0  
Walgett Shire 
0  
Warren Shire Council 
<5 
Warrumbungle Shire Council 
<5 
Waverley Council 
603  
Weddin Shire 
0  
Wentworth Shire Council 
<5 



Willoughby City Council 
254  
Wingecarribee Shire Council 
12  
Wollondilly Shire Council 
7  
Wollongong City Council 
566  
Woollahra Municipal Council 
108  
Yass Valley Council 
5  
Data for the current financial year is drawn from a dynamic system environment 
and is correct at the time of publication but may differ slightly from previous or 
future reporting. 
Where applicable, as per current privacy guidelines, the Department of Home 
Affairs' policy is to mask client numbers between 1 and 4 as "<5". Numbers less 
than 10 may also be masked where required, to ensure masked values cannot be 
determined from totals. 
Table 2: Number of people who attended Australian citizenship ceremonies 
on Australia Day 2022 at Local Government Councils in NSW 
Council 
Number of People 
Albury City Council 
9  
Armidale Regional Council 
7  
Ballina Shire Council 
11  
Balranald Shire 
0  
Bathurst Regional Council 
12  
Bayside Council 
46  
Bega Valley Shire Council 
8  
Bellingen Shire Council 
0  
Berrigan Shire 
8  
Blacktown City Council 
156  
Bland Shire 
<5 
Blayney Shire Council 
0  
Blue Mountains City Council 
32  
Bogan Shire 
0  
Bourke Shire 
<5 
Brewarrina Shire Council 
0  
Broken Hill City Council 
8  
Burwood Municipal Council 
27  
Byron Shire Council 
9  
Cabonne Shire 
5  
Camden Council 
22  
Campbelltown City Council 
52  
Canada Bay Council 
23  
Canterbury-Bankstown Council 
20  
Carrathool Shire 
0  



Central Coast Council 
167  
Central Darling Shire 
0  
Cessnock City Council 
<5 
City Of Parramatta Council 
21  
City Of Ryde Council 
56  
City Of Sydney 
12  
Clarence Valley Council 
7  
Cobar Shire 
<5 
Coffs Harbour City Council 
78  
Coolamon Shire 
<5 
Coonamble Shire 
0  
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council 
<5 
Cowra Shire 
10  
Cumberland City Council 
242  
Dubbo Regional Council 
11  
Dungog Shire 
0  
Edward River Council 
0  
Eurobodalla Shire Council 
<5 
Fairfield City Council 
9  
Federation Council 
<5 
Forbes Shire Council 
<5 
Georges River Council 
475  
Gilgandra Shire 
6  
Glen Innes Severn Council 
8  
Goulburn Mulwaree Council 
5  
Greater Hume Shire Council 
5  
Griffith City Council 
52  
Gunnedah Shire Council 
5  
Gwydir Shire Council 
0  
Hawkesbury City Council 
37  
Hay Shire 
0  
Hilltops Council 
6  
Hornsby Shire Council 
38  
Hunter's Hill Council 
11  
Inner West Council 
37  
Inverell Shire Council 
0  
Junee Shire 
<5 
Kempsey Shire Council 
16  
Kiama Municipal Council 
5  
Ku-Ring-Gai Municipal Council 
131  
Kyogle Council 
5  
Lachlan Shire Council 
0  
Lake Macquarie City Council 
62  
Lane Cove Municipal Council 
22  
Leeton Shire 
20  



Lismore City Council 
26  
Lithgow City Council 
<5 
Liverpool City Council 
22  
Liverpool Plains Shire Council 
<5 
Lockhart Shire Council 
0  
Lord Howe Island Board 
0  
Maitland City Council 
19  
Midcoast Council 
48  
Mid-Western Regional Council 
10  
Moree Plains Shire Council 
<5 
Mosman Council 
78  
Murray River Council 
0  
Murrumbidgee Council 
0  
Muswellbrook Shire Council 
10  
Nambucca Valley Council 
<5 
Narrabri Shire Council 
<5 
Narrandera Shire 
0  
Narromine Shire 
<5 
Newcastle City Council 
33  
North Sydney Council 
48  
Northern Beaches Council 
97  
Oberon Shire Council 
<5 
Orange City Council 
10  
Parkes Shire Council 
0  
Penrith City Council 
20  
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 
27  
Port Stephens Council 
18  
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council 
22  
Randwick City Council 
17  
Richmond Valley Council 
7  
Shellharbour City Council 
58  
Shoalhaven City Council 
18  
Singleton Council 
5  
Snowy Monaro Regional Council 
11  
Snowy Valleys Council 
0  
Strathfield Council 
43  
Sutherland Shire Council 
44  
Tamworth Regional Council 
29  
Temora Shire 
0  
Tenterfield Shire Council 
<5 
The Hills Shire Council 
59  
Tweed Shire Council 
35  
Unincorporated Far West 
0  
Upper Hunter Shire Council 
13  
Upper Lachlan Council 
7  



Uralla Shire Council 
5  
Wagga Wagga City Council 
18  
Walcha Shire 
0  
Walgett Shire 
<5 
Warren Shire Council 
<5 
Warrumbungle Shire Council 
0  
Waverley Council 
57  
Weddin Shire 
0  
Wentworth Shire Council 
0  
Willoughby City Council 
94  
Wingecarribee Shire Council 
29  
Wollondilly Shire Council 
18  
Wollongong City Council 
81  
Woollahra Municipal Council 
35  
Yass Valley Council 
<5 
Total
3,244
Data for the current financial year is drawn from a dynamic system environment 
and is correct at the time of publication but may differ slightly from previous or 
future reporting. 
Where applicable, as per current privacy guidelines, the Department of Home 
Affairs' policy is to mask client numbers between 1 and 4 as "<5". Numbers less 
than 10 may also be masked where required, to ensure masked values cannot 
be determined from totals.