Kentish Council

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Kentish Council
Local government area
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Kentish Council
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Coordinates: 41°27′14″S146°11′01″E / 41.4539°S 146.1837°E / -41.4539; 146.1837
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Region Sheffield and Cradle Mountain area
Established1 January 1907 [1]
Council seat Sheffield
Government
 • MayorKate Haberle
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
[2]
 • Total
1,156 km2 (446 sq mi)
Population
 • Total6,324 (2018) [2]
 • Density5.4706/km2 (14.169/sq mi)
Website Kentish Council
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Kentish Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state, to the south and inland from Devonport. Kentish is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,324, [2] the major towns of the municipality are Sheffield, Railton and Wilmot.

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History and attributes

The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine through to Tasmania's north west coast. Kentish's last name has remained as the name of the area. The municipality was established on 1 January 1907. [1] Kentish is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. [3]

The area is a high-tourism region. Attractions include Cradle Mountain, Lake Barrington and the mural town of Sheffield.

Current composition

NamePosition [4] Party
Kate HaberleMayor Independent
Penny LaneDeputy Mayor Independent
Phillip RichardsCouncillor Independent
Rodney BlenkhornCouncillor Independent
Phil DickinsonCouncillor Independent
Linda CassidyCouncillor Independent
Simone HaighCouncillor Independent
Don ThwaitesCouncillor Independent
Terry HughesCouncillor Independent

Suburbs

Data from the Australian 2016 census: [5]

SuburbCensus population 2016Reason
Acacia Hills 623
Lower Barrington 238
Barrington 197
Nook 188
Sheffield 1,552Includes Kentish
Lower Wilmot 115
Wilmot 298Includes Narrawa
NarrawaIncl. in Wilmot
DulvertonIncl. Railton
Railton 997Includes Dulverton
Sunnyside 104
Stoodley 48
Beulah 79
Lower Beulah 55
Paradise 112
Claude Road 257
KentishIncl. in Sheffield
West Kentish 165
Gowrie Park 32
Roland 83
Mount Roland 0
Lorinna 77
Middlesex 4
Moina 31
Cethana 0
Erriba 47
Staverton 88
Promised Land 44
Nowhere Else 40
Total5,474
654Variance
Local government total6,128Gazetted Kentish local government area

Missing from above list

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Agency Details: Kentish Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. January 1907. 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. ↑ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Councillors | Kentish Council". Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2016 Census QuickStats" . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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