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 Demographics Map km2 sq mi Population Estimated resident population, 30 June 2022.(2022) Density(per km2) ClassificationBreak O'DaySt Helens19932.0RuralBrightonBrighton1863115.0UrbanBurnieBurnie190833.5UrbanCentral CoastUlverstone199325.0UrbanCentral HighlandsHamilton19930.3RuralCircular HeadSmithton19071.7RuralClarenceRosny Park1860167.0UrbanDerwent ValleyNew Norfolk19942.7RuralDevonportDevonport1907242.4UrbanDorsetScottsdale19932.2RuralFlindersWhitemark19070.5RuralGeorge TownGeorge Town190711.1RuralGlamorgan–Spring BayTriabunna19932.0RuralGlenorchyGlenorchy1864421.6UrbanHobartHobart1852719.5UrbanHuon ValleyHuonville19933.5RuralKentishSheffield19075.9RuralKing IslandCurrie19071.5RuralKingboroughKingston190756.9UrbanLatrobeLatrobe190721.5RuralLauncestonLaunceston185250.9UrbanMeander ValleyWestbury19936.4RuralNorthern MidlandsLongford19932.8RuralSorellSorell186229.9Semi-ruralSouthern MidlandsOatlands19932.6RuralTasmanNubeena19074.0RuralWaratah–WynyardWynyard19934.0RuralWest CoastQueenstown19930.5RuralWest TamarBeaconsfield199337.6Urban
Towns and suburbs of local government areas
The local government areas include the following towns and suburbs, with some towns and suburbs some spanning multiple local government areas:
Break O'Day Council
Brighton Council
Central Coast Council
Central Highlands Council
Circular Head Council
City of Burnie
City of Clarence
City of Devonport
City of Glenorchy
City of Hobart
City of Launceston
Derwent Valley Council
Dorset Council
Flinders Council
George Town Council
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
Huon Valley Council
Kentish Council
King Island Council
Kingborough Council
Latrobe Council
Meander Valley Council
Municipality of Tasman
Northern Midlands Council
Sorell Council
Southern Midlands Council
Waratah-Wynyard Council
West Coast Council
West Tamar Council
Former local government areas
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.
See also
List of localities in Tasmania Government of Tasmania
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