Wingecarribee Shire councillor Sara Murray has moved quickly to clarify her controversial comments on large families which she said may have been misconstrued by some residents.

Cr Murray caused uproar in the public gallery at last Wednesday's council meeting when she suggested it was not council's role to look after the financial implications of large families during a debate on the need for a $350 family season swimming ticket.

She was reported as saying: "I'll be seen as most unpopular with the remarks I am going to make but I can't support the idea of a family ticket as I think, just for pragmatic reasons, it would be open to some possible abuse.

"Anyway, I'm not sure it's council's role to be considering the financial implications of very large families."

However, while she was careful not to suggest she was misquoted, Cr Murray said the tone of her comments were misinterpreted and was keen to set the record straight.

Cr Murray said family size was very much a matter of choice and while it was fantastic if some people chose to have eight children, she questioned whether it was a local government role to be considering this.

"My comments did come across wrong but I'm certainly not anti-family because I love kids," Cr Murray said.

"What I was trying to say was family size was not a good basis for that policy (the need for a $350 family season ticket).

"I'm sure there are many families who would still struggle to afford a $350 family ticket and I would encourage those families to talk to the Mayor on a needs basis.

"I felt that solution was not the right way to go but I'm pleased for the opportunity to set the record straight over my earlier comments."

Regarding the change of policy of dropping season tickets in favour of a booklet system as a trial measure, Cr Murray pointed out that any families suffering financial hardship could always band together and purchase a block of tickets between them.

"There's nothing to stop families grouping together and sharing a book of 100 tickets around," she added.