Local Government Boundaries Commission

The South Australian Local Government Boundaries Commission is the independent body that assesses and investigates council boundary change proposals and makes recommendations to the Minister.

The Commission's responsibilities and procedures are set out in Chapter 3, Part 2 of the Local Government Act 1999.

See the LGBC information paper (PDF, 751.9 KB) for an overview.

Sometimes there is confusion between council boundaries and boundaries under planning legislation. Details of planning boundaries and policy can be found on PlanSA.

Boundary change proposals

Boundary change proposals can change the area of a council.

Generally, this means altering the area of two or more neighbouring councils - but it can also mean:

• amalgamating two or more councils
• abolishing a council and incorporating its area into the areas of two or more councils
• creating a council.

The Commission can also consider proposals for changing the number of elected members and wards (the representative structure) that make up a council.

Making a boundary change proposal

To understand more about who can make a boundary change proposal, relevant Guidelines and the process of boundary change:

Making a boundary change proposal

Current proposals

The Commission publishes details of all boundary change proposals it receives:

View current boundary change proposals

Finalised proposals

Proposals finalised by the Commission and where the Minister for Local Government has made a determination:

View finalised boundary change proposals

Withdrawn proposals

Proposals that have been withdrawn by the proponent:

View withdrawn boundary change proposals

Ineligible proposals

Proposals that the Commission has determined to be non-compliant:

View ineligible boundary change proposals