Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts 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.
The local government areas of Tasmania are grouped into six regions:
There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania:
Local government area | Principal town | Region | Date established |
Land area [1] | Demographics | Map | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
km2 | sq mi | Population
[1] (2022) |
Density
[1] (per km2) |
Classification | |||||
Break O'Day | St Helens | North-east | 1993 | 3,523.9 | 1,361 | 7,013 | 2.0 | Rural | |
Brighton | Brighton | Hobart | 1863 | 171.2 | 66 | 19,687 | 115.0 | Urban | |
Burnie | Burnie | North-west and west | 1908 | 611.0 | 236 | 20,497 | 33.5 | Urban | |
Central Coast | Ulverstone | North-west and west | 1993 | 933.1 | 360 | 23,360 | 25.0 | Urban | |
Central Highlands | Hamilton | Central | 1993 | 7,982.4 | 3,082 | 2,585 | 0.3 | Rural | |
Circular Head | Smithton | North-west and west | 1907 | 4,898.0 | 1,891 | 8,383 | 1.7 | Rural | |
Clarence | Rosny Park | Hobart | 1860 | 378.0 | 146 | 63,138 | 167.0 | Urban | |
Derwent Valley | New Norfolk | South-east | 1994 | 4,108.1 | 1,586 | 11,251 | 2.7 | Rural | |
Devonport | Devonport | North-west and west | 1907 | 111.3 | 43 | 26,970 | 242.4 | Urban | |
Dorset | Scottsdale | North-east | 1993 | 3,230.5 | 1,247 | 7,022 | 2.2 | Rural | |
Flinders | Whitemark | North-east | 1907 | 1,996.6 | 771 | 931 | 0.5 | Rural | |
George Town | George Town | Launceston | 1907 | 653.4 | 252 | 7,281 | 11.1 | Rural | |
Glamorgan–Spring Bay | Triabunna | South-east | 1993 | 2,591.6 | 1,001 | 5,194 | 2.0 | Rural | |
Glenorchy | Glenorchy | Hobart | 1864 | 121.1 | 47 | 51,083 | 421.6 | Urban | |
Hobart | Hobart | Hobart | 1852 | 77.9 | 30 | 56,043 | 719.5 | Urban | |
Huon Valley | Huonville | South-east | 1993 | 5,507.4 | 2,126 | 19,221 | 3.5 | Rural | |
Kentish | Sheffield | North-west and west | 1907 | 1,156.2 | 446 | 6,807 | 5.9 | Rural | |
King Island | Currie | North-west and west | 1907 | 1,095.7 | 423 | 1,677 | 1.5 | Rural | |
Kingborough | Kingston | Hobart | 1907 | 720.1 | 278 | 40,979 | 56.9 | Urban | |
Latrobe | Latrobe | North-west and west | 1907 | 600.5 | 232 | 12,926 | 21.5 | Rural | |
Launceston | Launceston | Launceston | 1852 | 1,413.6 | 546 | 71,980 | 50.9 | Urban | |
Meander Valley | Westbury | Launceston | 1993 | 3,330.8 | 1,286 | 21,369 | 6.4 | Rural | |
Northern Midlands | Longford | Central | 1993 | 5,135.3 | 1,983 | 14,143 | 2.8 | Rural | |
Sorell | Sorell | South-east | 1862 | 583.8 | 225 | 17,430 | 29.9 | Rural | |
Southern Midlands | Oatlands | Central | 1993 | 2,615.5 | 1,010 | 6,891 | 2.6 | Rural | |
Tasman | Nubeena | South-east | 1907 | 660.4 | 255 | 2,671 | 4.0 | Rural | |
Waratah–Wynyard | Wynyard | North-west and west | 1993 | 3,535.9 | 1,365 | 14,695 | 4.0 | Rural | |
West Coast | Queenstown | North-west and west | 1993 | 9,583.5 | 3,700 | 4,358 | 0.5 | Rural | |
West Tamar | Beaconsfield | Launceston | 1993 | 691.1 | 267 | 25,955 | 37.6 | Urban |
The following is a list of councils areas grouped by region, and the major towns and suburbs within each LGA.
Greater Hobart contains six LGAs:
The south-east area councils contains four LGAs:
The north-east area councils contain three LGAs:
The Launceston area councils contain four LGAs:
The north-west and west coast councils contain nine LGAs:
The Central councils contain three LGAs:
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]
Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts 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.
The local government areas of Tasmania are grouped into six regions:
There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania:
Local government area | Principal town | Region | Date established |
Land area [1] | Demographics | Map | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
km2 | sq mi | Population
[1] (2022) |
Density
[1] (per km2) |
Classification | |||||
Break O'Day | St Helens | North-east | 1993 | 3,523.9 | 1,361 | 7,013 | 2.0 | Rural | |
Brighton | Brighton | Hobart | 1863 | 171.2 | 66 | 19,687 | 115.0 | Urban | |
Burnie | Burnie | North-west and west | 1908 | 611.0 | 236 | 20,497 | 33.5 | Urban | |
Central Coast | Ulverstone | North-west and west | 1993 | 933.1 | 360 | 23,360 | 25.0 | Urban | |
Central Highlands | Hamilton | Central | 1993 | 7,982.4 | 3,082 | 2,585 | 0.3 | Rural | |
Circular Head | Smithton | North-west and west | 1907 | 4,898.0 | 1,891 | 8,383 | 1.7 | Rural | |
Clarence | Rosny Park | Hobart | 1860 | 378.0 | 146 | 63,138 | 167.0 | Urban | |
Derwent Valley | New Norfolk | South-east | 1994 | 4,108.1 | 1,586 | 11,251 | 2.7 | Rural | |
Devonport | Devonport | North-west and west | 1907 | 111.3 | 43 | 26,970 | 242.4 | Urban | |
Dorset | Scottsdale | North-east | 1993 | 3,230.5 | 1,247 | 7,022 | 2.2 | Rural | |
Flinders | Whitemark | North-east | 1907 | 1,996.6 | 771 | 931 | 0.5 | Rural | |
George Town | George Town | Launceston | 1907 | 653.4 | 252 | 7,281 | 11.1 | Rural | |
Glamorgan–Spring Bay | Triabunna | South-east | 1993 | 2,591.6 | 1,001 | 5,194 | 2.0 | Rural | |
Glenorchy | Glenorchy | Hobart | 1864 | 121.1 | 47 | 51,083 | 421.6 | Urban | |
Hobart | Hobart | Hobart | 1852 | 77.9 | 30 | 56,043 | 719.5 | Urban | |
Huon Valley | Huonville | South-east | 1993 | 5,507.4 | 2,126 | 19,221 | 3.5 | Rural | |
Kentish | Sheffield | North-west and west | 1907 | 1,156.2 | 446 | 6,807 | 5.9 | Rural | |
King Island | Currie | North-west and west | 1907 | 1,095.7 | 423 | 1,677 | 1.5 | Rural | |
Kingborough | Kingston | Hobart | 1907 | 720.1 | 278 | 40,979 | 56.9 | Urban | |
Latrobe | Latrobe | North-west and west | 1907 | 600.5 | 232 | 12,926 | 21.5 | Rural | |
Launceston | Launceston | Launceston | 1852 | 1,413.6 | 546 | 71,980 | 50.9 | Urban | |
Meander Valley | Westbury | Launceston | 1993 | 3,330.8 | 1,286 | 21,369 | 6.4 | Rural | |
Northern Midlands | Longford | Central | 1993 | 5,135.3 | 1,983 | 14,143 | 2.8 | Rural | |
Sorell | Sorell | South-east | 1862 | 583.8 | 225 | 17,430 | 29.9 | Rural | |
Southern Midlands | Oatlands | Central | 1993 | 2,615.5 | 1,010 | 6,891 | 2.6 | Rural | |
Tasman | Nubeena | South-east | 1907 | 660.4 | 255 | 2,671 | 4.0 | Rural | |
Waratah–Wynyard | Wynyard | North-west and west | 1993 | 3,535.9 | 1,365 | 14,695 | 4.0 | Rural | |
West Coast | Queenstown | North-west and west | 1993 | 9,583.5 | 3,700 | 4,358 | 0.5 | Rural | |
West Tamar | Beaconsfield | Launceston | 1993 | 691.1 | 267 | 25,955 | 37.6 | Urban |
The following is a list of councils areas grouped by region, and the major towns and suburbs within each LGA.
Greater Hobart contains six LGAs:
The south-east area councils contains four LGAs:
The north-east area councils contain three LGAs:
The Launceston area councils contain four LGAs:
The north-west and west coast councils contain nine LGAs:
The Central councils contain three LGAs:
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]