Local government areas of Tasmania

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.

Local government areas

There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania:

Local government area	Principal town	Date established	Land area<ref name=ABSLGA2022/>		Demographics			Map
			km2	sq mi	Population<ref name=ABSLGA2022>Template:Cite web Estimated resident population, 30 June 2022.</ref> (2022)	Density<ref name=ABSLGA2022/> (per km2)	Classification
Break O'Day	St Helens	1993	Template:Convert	7,013	2.0	Rural	File:Break O'Day LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Brighton	Brighton	1863	Template:Convert	19,687	115.0	Urban	File:Brighton LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Burnie	Burnie	1908	Template:Convert	20,497	33.5	Urban	File:Burnie City LGA Tasmania locator map with inset.svg
Central Coast	Ulverstone	1993	Template:Convert	23,360	25.0	Urban	File:Central Coast LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Central Highlands	Hamilton	1993	Template:Convert	2,585	0.3	Rural	File:Central Highlands LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Circular Head	Smithton	1907	Template:Convert	8,383	1.7	Rural	File:Circular Head LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Clarence	Rosny Park	1860	Template:Convert	63,138	167.0	Urban	File:Clarence City LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Derwent Valley	New Norfolk	1994	Template:Convert	11,251	2.7	Rural	File:Derwent Valley LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Devonport	Devonport	1907	Template:Convert	26,970	242.4	Urban	File:Devonport City LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Dorset	Scottsdale	1993	Template:Convert	7,022	2.2	Rural	File:Dorset LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Flinders	Whitemark	1907	Template:Convert	931	0.5	Rural	File:Flinders LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
George Town	George Town	1907	Template:Convert	7,281	11.1	Rural	File:George Town LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Glamorgan–Spring Bay	Triabunna	1993	Template:Convert	5,194	2.0	Rural	File:Glamorgan Spring Bay LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Glenorchy	Glenorchy	1864	Template:Convert	51,083	421.6	Urban	File:Glenorchy City LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Hobart	Hobart	1852	Template:Convert	56,043	719.5	Urban	File:Hobart City LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Huon Valley	Huonville	1993	Template:Convert	19,221	3.5	Rural	File:Huon Valley LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Kentish	Sheffield	1907	Template:Convert	6,807	5.9	Rural	File:Kentish LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
King Island	Currie	1907	Template:Convert	1,677	1.5	Rural	File:King Island LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Kingborough	Kingston	1907	Template:Convert	40,979	56.9	Urban	File:Kingborough LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Latrobe	Latrobe	1907	Template:Convert	12,926	21.5	Rural	File:Latrobe LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Launceston	Launceston	1852	Template:Convert	71,980	50.9	Urban	File:Launceston City LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Meander Valley	Westbury	1993	Template:Convert	21,369	6.4	Rural	File:Meander Valley LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Northern Midlands	Longford	1993	Template:Convert	14,143	2.8	Rural	File:Northern Midlands LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Sorell	Sorell	1862	Template:Convert	17,430	29.9	Semi-rural	File:Sorell LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Southern Midlands	Oatlands	1993	Template:Convert	6,891	2.6	Rural	File:Southern Midlands LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Tasman	Nubeena	1907	Template:Convert	2,671	4.0	Rural	File:Tasman LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Waratah–Wynyard	Wynyard	1993	Template:Convert	14,695	4.0	Rural	File:Waratah-Wynyard LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
West Coast	Queenstown	1993	Template:Convert	4,358	0.5	Rural	File:West Coast LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
West Tamar	Beaconsfield	1993	Template:Convert	25,955	37.6	Urban	File:West Tamar LGA Tasmania locator map.svg

Towns and suburbs of local government areas

File:Tasmania Local Government Areas.svg

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:

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of localities in Tasmania
• Government of Tasmania

External links

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