City of Devonport

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Devonport City Council
Local government area
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City of Devonport
Coordinates: 41°12′28″S146°18′49″E / 41.2078°S 146.3137°E / -41.2078; 146.3137
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Region Devonport and surrounds
Established1 January 1907 [1]
Council seat Devonport
Government
 • MayorAlison Jarman
 •  State electorate(s)
 •  Federal division(s)
Area
[2]
 • Total
111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population
 • Total(s)25,415 (2018) [2]
 • Density229.0/km2 (593.0/sq mi)
Website Devonport City Council
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Devonport City Council (or City of Devonport) is a local government body located in the city and surrounds of Devonport in northern Tasmania. The Devonport local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 25,415, [2] which also encompasses Lillico, Tugrah and part of Spreyton.

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History and attributes

The Devonport municipality was established on 1 January 1907, becoming a city council on 1 January 1981. [1] [3] Devonport was proclaimed a city by Charles, Prince of Wales on 21 April 1981, in a ceremony conducted on the Devonport Oval. The city motto is The City with Spirit, this gives reference to it being the home base for the passenger ferry ships Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania II.

Devonport is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. [4]

Council

Current composition

NamePosition [5] Party affiliation
Alison JarmanMayor / Councillor Independent
Stacey SheehanDeputy Mayor / Councillor Liberal
Gerard EnnissCouncillor Independent
Peter HollisterCouncillor Independent
Steve Martin Councillor Nationals
Alison MooreCouncillor Independent
Leigh MurphyCouncillor Liberal
Damien VineyCouncillor Independent
Janene WilczynskiCouncillor Independent

2022 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Devonport.[ edit ]
2022 Tasmanian local elections: Devonport [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent National Steve Martin (elected)3,09320.42
Independent Alison Jarman (elected)2,46116.25
Independent Liberal Leigh Murphy (elected)1,54810.22
Independent Gerard Enniss (elected)1,5039.92
Independent Damien Viney (elected)1,2037.94
Independent Liberal Stacey Sheehan (elected)1,0246.76
Independent Alison Moore (elected)9326.15
Independent Peter Hollister (elected)8855.84
Independent Janene Wilczynski (elected)8485.60
Greens Tammy Milne6734.44
Greens Petra Wildren5323.51
Independent Kent Townsend4462.94
Total formal votes15,14895.95
Informal votes6404.05
Turnout 15,78879.62
Party total votes
Independent 8,27854.65
Independent National 3,09320.42
Independent Liberal 2,57216.98
Greens 1,2057.95

Suburbs

SuburbCensus population 2016 [9] Reason
Aberdeen 229
Ambleside 663
Coles BeachIncl. in Devonport
Devonport 13,759Includes Coles Beach, Highfield, Hillcrest
Don 643
East Devonport4,053Includes Pardoe Downs, Rannoch, Pannorama Heights
Eugenana 203
Forthside 81
HighfieldIncl. in Devonport
HillcrestIncl. in Devonport
Lillico 25
Melrose 102
Miandetta 1,852
Pardoe DownsIncl. in East Devonport
Pannorama HeightsIncl. in East Devonport
Quoiba 427
RannochIncl. in East Devonport
Spreyton 1,669
Stony Rise 643
Paloona
Tugrah 366
Total24,715
(19)Variance
Local government total24,696Gazetted Devonport local government area

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Agency Details: Devonport Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Agency Details: Devonport City Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Elected Council – Devonport City Council". devonport.tas.gov.au. Devonport City Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Devonport City Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  7. ↑ "TasWeekend: Braddon voters put pollies on notice". The Mercury.
  8. ↑ "Local government candidate garner Greens endorsements". The Advocate.
  9. ↑ Devonport City Council (28 October 2005). "City of Devonport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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