Local government areas of Tasmania
Map showing the 29 local government areas of Tasmania (border lines are approximate).
The councils of Tasmania are the 29 local administrative units of the Australian state of Tasmania . Local government areas (LGAs), more generally known as councils, are the tier of government responsible for the management of local duties such as road maintenance, town planning and waste management.
Local government areas
There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania:
Local government area
Principal town
Date established
Land area[ 1]
Demographics
Map
km2 sq mi Population[ 1] (2022)
Density[ 1] (per km2 )
Classification
Break O'Day St Helens 1993
3,523.9 1,361
7,013 2.0
Rural
Brighton Brighton 1863
171.2 66
19,687 115.0
Urban
Burnie Burnie 1908
611.0 236
20,497 33.5
Urban
Central Coast Ulverstone 1993
933.1 360
23,360 25.0
Urban
Central Highlands Hamilton 1993
7,982.4 3,082
2,585 0.3
Rural
Circular Head Smithton 1907
4,898.0 1,891
8,383 1.7
Rural
Clarence Rosny Park 1860
378.0 146
63,138 167.0
Urban
Derwent Valley New Norfolk 1994
4,108.1 1,586
11,251 2.7
Rural
Devonport Devonport 1907
111.3 43
26,970 242.4
Urban
Dorset Scottsdale 1993
3,230.5 1,247
7,022 2.2
Rural
Flinders Whitemark 1907
1,996.6 771
931 0.5
Rural
George Town George Town 1907
653.4 252
7,281 11.1
Rural
Glamorgan–Spring Bay Triabunna 1993
2,591.6 1,001
5,194 2.0
Rural
Glenorchy Glenorchy 1864
121.1 47
51,083 421.6
Urban
Hobart Hobart 1852
77.9 30
56,043 719.5
Urban
Huon Valley Huonville 1993
5,507.4 2,126
19,221 3.5
Rural
Kentish Sheffield 1907
1,156.2 446
6,807 5.9
Rural
King Island Currie 1907
1,095.7 423
1,677 1.5
Rural
Kingborough Kingston 1907
720.1 278
40,979 56.9
Urban
Latrobe Latrobe 1907
600.5 232
12,926 21.5
Rural
Launceston Launceston 1852
1,413.6 546
71,980 50.9
Urban
Meander Valley Westbury 1993
3,330.8 1,286
21,369 6.4
Rural
Northern Midlands Longford 1993
5,135.3 1,983
14,143 2.8
Rural
Sorell Sorell 1862
583.8 225
17,430 29.9
Semi-rural
Southern Midlands Oatlands 1993
2,615.5 1,010
6,891 2.6
Rural
Tasman Nubeena 1907
660.4 255
2,671 4.0
Rural
Waratah–Wynyard Wynyard 1993
3,535.9 1,365
14,695 4.0
Rural
West Coast Queenstown 1993
9,583.5 3,700
4,358 0.5
Rural
West Tamar Beaconsfield 1993
691.1 267
25,955 37.6
Urban
Towns and suburbs of local government areas
Map of local government areas of Tasmania The local government areas include the following towns and suburbs, with some towns and suburbs some spanning multiple local government areas:
Central Highlands Council
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
Northern Midlands Council
Southern Midlands Council
Tasmania has had a number of former local government areas. In 1907, the 149 road trusts or town boards (LGAs) of Tasmania were reduced by mergers and amalgamations to 53 LGAs. By the time of a large scale overhaul in 1993, 46 LGAs were reduced to the present-day 29.[ 2]
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