Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas.

Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a feature of the United States and Canada. Sign at Contra Costa Centre Transit Village, an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, north of the city of Walnut CreekĪn unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Region of land not governed by own local government

Definition of townships