Local government areas of Tasmania

Last updated November 14, 2025

Map showing the 29 local government areas of Tasmania (border lines are approximate).

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

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 Devonport

City of Glenorchy

City of Hobart

Dorset Council

Flinders Council

Cape Barren Island
Flinders Island
Emita
Whitemark

George Town Council

Glamorgan Spring Bay Council

Kentish Council

King Island Council

Latrobe 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.^[2]

References

1 2 3 "Regional Population Statistics about the population and components of change (births, deaths, migration) for Australia's capital cities and regions". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2022.
↑ "Is Amalgamation a 'Silver Bullet'?" (PDF). lgat.tas.gov.au. Australia: Centre for Local Government, University of New England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

External links

Map of Local Government Areas (PDF) (Map). Government of Tasmania.

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[ABSLGA2022-1] 1 2 3 "Regional Population Statistics about the population and components of change (births, deaths, migration) for Australia's capital cities and regions". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2022.

[2] "Is Amalgamation a 'Silver Bullet'?" (PDF). lgat.tas.gov.au. Australia: Centre for Local Government, University of New England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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