Local government areas of Tasmania

Map of local government areas of Tasmania

This is a list of the 29 local government areas (LGAs) of Tasmania. The LGAs are grouped by region.

This article also includes lists of towns, suburbs and localities of Tasmania.

Local government areas

Local government area	Principal town	Land area[1]		Population[2] (2011 census)	Density	Region
		km²	sq mi
Break O'Day	St Helens	3,525.8	1,361	6,194	1.8	North-east
Brighton	Brighton	171.3	66	15,460	90.3	Hobart
Central Coast	Ulverstone	933.1	360	21,355	22.9	North-west and west coast
Central Highlands	Hamilton	7,982.4	3,082	2,262	0.3	Central
Circular Head	Smithton	4,897.7	1,891	7,977	1.6	North-west and west coast
Burnie (City of)	Burnie	611.0	236	19,329	31.6	North-west and west coast
Clarence (City of)	Rosny Park	378.0	146	51,852	137.2	Hobart
Devonport (City of)	Devonport	111.3	43	24,615	221.2	North-west and west coast
Glenorchy (City of)	Glenorchy	121.1	47	44,656	368.8	Hobart
Hobart (City of)	Hobart	77.9	30	48,703	625.2	Hobart
Launceston (City of)	Launceston	1,413.6	546	64,193	45.4	Launceston
Derwent Valley	New Norfolk	4,108.1	1,586	9,704	2.4	South-east
Dorset	Scottsdale	3,227.6	1,246	6,827	2.1	North-east
Flinders	Whitemark	1,996.6	771	776	0.4	North-east
George Town	George Town	653.4	252	6,636	10.2	Launceston
Glamorgan Spring Bay	Triabunna	2,591.4	1,001	4,190	1.6	South-east
Huon Valley	Huonville	5,507.4	2,126	15,140	2.7	South-east
Kentish	Sheffield	1,156	446	6,086	5.3	North-west and west coast
King Island	Currie	1,095.8	423	1,566	1.4	North-west and west coast
Kingborough	Kingston	720.1	278	33,893	47.1	Hobart
Latrobe	Latrobe	600.5	232	9,833	16.4	North-west and west coast
Meander Valley	Westbury	3,330.3	1,286	18,888	5.7	Launceston
Northern Midlands	Longford	5,136.5	1,983	12,228	2.4	Central
Sorell	Sorell	583.7	225	13,194	22.6	South-east
Southern Midlands	Oatlands	2,615.4	1,010	6,049	2.3	Central
Tasman	Nubeena	660.5	255	2,355	3.6	South-east
Waratah-Wynyard	Wynyard	3,531.0	1,363	13,708	3.9	North-west and west coast
West Coast	Zeehan	9,589.8	3,703	4,678	0.5	North-west and west coast
West Tamar	Beaconsfield	691.1	267	21,817	31.6	Launceston
Tasmania	Hobart	68,018.2	26,262	495,354	7.3

Hobart area councils

Brighton Council

• Hobart suburbs:
  • Bridgewater – Gagebrook – Old Beach
• Brighton
• Pontville
• Tea Tree

City of Clarence

• Hobart suburbs:
  • Acton – Bellerive – Cambridge – Clarendon Vale – Cremorne – Geilston Bay – Howrah – Lauderdale – Lindisfarne – Mornington – Opossum Bay – Otago – Risdon – Risdon Vale – Rokeby – Rose Bay – Rosny – Seven Mile Beach – South Arm – Tranmere – Warrane
• Richmond

City of Glenorchy

• Hobart suburbs:
  • Austins Ferry – Berriedale – Chigwell – Claremont – Collinsvale – Derwent Park – Dowsing Point – Glenlusk – Glenorchy – Goodwood – Granton – Lutana – Montrose – Moonah – Rosetta – West Moonah

City of Hobart

• Hobart suburbs:
  • Battery Point – Dynnyrne – Fern Tree – Glebe – Hobart – Lenah Valley – Mount Nelson – Mount Stuart – New Town – North Hobart – South Hobart – West Hobart – Ridgeway – Sandy Bay – Tolmans Hill

Kingborough Council

• Albion Heights
• Allens Rivulet
• Bruny Island suburbs
  • Adventure Bay – Alonnah – Apollo Bay – Barnes Bay – Dennes Point – Great Bay – Killora – Lunawanna – North Bruny – Simpsons Bay – South Bruny
• Coningham
• Cradoc
• Electrona
• Gordon
• Hobart suburbs:
  • Taroona – Howden – Kingston – Kingston Beach – Blackmans Bay – Bonnet Hill – Huntingfield
• Kaoota
• Kettering
• Longley
• Lucaston
• Lower Longley
• Margate
• Neika
• Oyster Cove
• Pelverata
• Sandfly
• Snug
• The Lea
• Tinderbox
• Woodstock

Sorell Council

• Bream Creek
• Dodges Ferry
• Copping
• Dunalley
• Kellevie
• Lewisham
• Marion Bay
• Midway Point
• Sorell

South-east area councils

Derwent Valley Council

• Adamsfield
• Black Hills
• Boyer
• Bushy Park
• Feilton
• Fenton Forest
• Fitzgerald
• Glenfern
• Glenora
• Granton
• Hayes
• Karanja
• Lachlan
• Lawitta
• Macquarie Plains
• Magra
• Malbina
• Maydena
• Molesworth
• Moogara

Mount Field Mount Lloyd

• National Park
• New Norfolk
• Plenty
• Rosegarland
• Sorell Creek
• Strathgordon
• Tyenna
• Upper Plenty
• Uxbridge
• Westerway

Municipality of Tasman

• Koonya
• Murdunna
• Nubeena
• Port Arthur

Huon Valley Council

• Cygnet
• Dover
• Franklin
• Geeveston
• Port Huon
• Glen Huon
• Huonville
• Southport

Glamorgan Spring Bay Council

• Bicheno
• Coles Bay
• Orford
• Swansea
• Triabunna

North-east area councils

Break O'Day Council

• Fingal
• St Helens
• St Marys
• Scamander

Dorset Council

• Branxholm
• Bridport
• Derby
• Scottsdale
• Winnaleah

Flinders Council

• Cape Barren Island
• Flinders Island
  • Emita
  • Whitemark

Launceston area councils

George Town Council

• Bell Bay
• George Town

City of Launceston

• Dilston
• Launceston suburbs:
  • East Launceston – Invermay – Kings Meadows – Launceston – Mayfield – Mowbray – Newnham – Newstead – Norwood – Punchbowl – Ravenswood – Rocherlea – South Launceston – St Leonards – Summerhill – Trevallyn – Waverley – West Launceston – Youngtown
• Lilydale
• Relbia
• Windermere

Note: Blackstone Heights and Prospect are in the Meander Valley council; Riverside is in the West Tamar council.

Meander Valley Council

• Carrick
• Deloraine
• Hagley
• Hadspen
• Launceston suburbs:
  • Blackstone Heights – Prospect
• Mole Creek
• Westbury

West Tamar Council

• Beaconsfield
• Beauty Point
• Exeter
• Legana
• Riverside

North-west and west coast councils

City of Burnie

• Burnie

Central Coast Council

• Forth
• Penguin
• Turners Beach
• Ulverstone
• Upper Castra

Circular Head Council

• Marrawah
• Smithton
• Stanley

City of Devonport

• Devonport

Kentish Council

• Cradle Mountain
• Railton
• Sheffield

King Island Council

• King Island
  • Currie

Latrobe Council

• Hawley Beach
• Latrobe
• Port Sorell
• Shearwater

Waratah-Wynyard Council

• Savage River
• Somerset
• Waratah
• Wynyard

West Coast Council

• Queenstown
• Rosebery
• Strahan
• Zeehan
• Tullah

Central councils

Central Highlands Council

• Bothwell
• Bronte Park
• Derwent Bridge
• Hamilton
• Liawenee
• Miena
• Ouse
• Tarraleah

Northern Midlands Council

• Avoca
• Campbell Town
• Cressy
• Evandale
• Liffey
• Longford
• Perth

Southern Midlands Council

• Bagdad
• Campania
• Oatlands
• Ross

Former LGAs

Tasmania has had a large amount of former LGAs. In 1907, 149 LGAs were shrunk to 53. By the time of a large scale overhaul in 1993 this had shrunk to 46, which was reduced that year to 29.^[3] This list therefore is not complete

• Municipality of Esperance^[4]
• Municipality of Port Cygnet^[4]
• Municipality of Huon^[4]
• Spring Bay Council
• Glamorgan Council
• Bruny Island Council
• Fingal Municipal Council^[5]
• Portland Council^[5]
• Municipality of Longford^[6]
• Municipality of Ross^[6]
• Municipality of Campbell Town^[6]
• Municipality of Evandale^[6]
• Municipality of Wynyard^[4] (formerly called Table Cape Council)^[7]
• Municipality of Waratah^[4]
• Municipality of Gormanston^[4]
• Municipality of Green Ponds^[4]
• Municipality of Lilydale^[4]
• Municipality of Penguin^[4]
• Municipality of Beaconsfield^[4]
• Municipality of New Norfolk^[4]
• Municipality of Oatlands^[4]
• Municipality of Scottsdale^[4]
• Municipality of St Leonards^[4]
• Municipality of Ringarooma^[4]
• Municipality of Strahan^[4]
• Municipality of Ulverstone^[4] (formerly Municipality of Leven)^[8]
• Municipality of Zeehan^[4]
• Municipality of Deloraine^[4]
• Municipality of Bothwell^[4]
• Municipality of Richmond^[4]
• Municipality of Westbury^[4]
• Municipality of Hamilton^[4]
• Municipality of Queenstown^[9]
• Municipality of Emu Bay^[10]
• Municipality of Queenborough^[11]

See also

• List of localities in Tasmania
• Government of Tasmania

External links

• Map of Local Government Areas (PDF 837kb)

References

1. missing land area figures taken from web pages of respective local government area
2. http://www.abs.gov.au/census Australian Bureau of Statistics: 2011 Census of Population and Housing
3. "Is Amalgamation a ‘Silver Bullet’?" (PDF). lgat.tas.gov.au. Centre for Local Government University of New England. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
4. "1971 census" (PDF). auststats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
5. "Agency Details - FINGAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". search.archives.tas.gov.au. LINC Tasmania. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
6. "Your Council - Northern Midlands". northernmidlands.tas.gov.au. Northern Midlands Council. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
7. "CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. 30th June, 1947. CENSUS BULLETIN No. (C.S. No. 760.] 7735. Population in Local Government· Areas," (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
8. "Agency Details ULVERSTONE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". archives.tas.gov.au. LINC Tasmania. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
9. "CENSUS 30th June, 1954 - P ART I. - ANALYSIS OF POPULATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS" (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
10. "CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, 4TH APRIL, 1921. TASMANIA" (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
11. "CENSUS OF THE C()MMONWEAL TH OF AUSTRAUA TAKEN FOR THE NIGHT BETWEEN THE 2nd and 3rd APRIL, 1911." (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.