Northern Midlands Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°50′25″S147°27′39″E / 41.8402°S 147.4609°E Coordinates: 41°50′25″S147°27′39″E / 41.8402°S 147.4609°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 13,745 (LGA 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2 April 1993 [2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5,135 km2 (1,982.6 sq mi) [3] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Mary Knowles | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Longford | ||||||||||||||
Region | Northern midlands | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Website | Northern Midlands Council | ||||||||||||||
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Northern Midlands Council is a local government body in Tasmania, extending south of Launceston into the northern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Northern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 13,300, [3] the major population centres and localities of the region include Campbell Town, Evandale, Longford, and Perth.
On 2 April 1993, the municipalities of Campbell Town, Evandale, Fingal, Longford and Ross were amalgamated to form the Northern Midlands Council. [2] Northern Midlands is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. [4]
Locality | Census population 2011 | Reason |
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Evandale | 1402 | |
Longford | 3756 | Includes Bishopsbourne, Toiberry, Wilmores Lane, Pateena, Illawarra |
Campbell Town | 994 | |
Perth | 2635 * | * Missing from ABS |
Bishopsbourne | Incl. in Longford | |
Toiberry | Incl. in Longford | |
Wilmores Lane | Incl. in Longford | |
Pateena | Incl. in Longford | |
Breadalbane | Incl. in Western Junction | |
Devon Hills | 476 | |
Western Junction | 298 | Includes Breadalbane |
Clarendon | Incl. in Conara | |
Deddington | 77 | Includes Blessington,English Town |
Nile | Incl. in Conara | |
Blessington | Incl. in Deddington | |
English Town | Incl. in Deddington | |
Storys Creek | Incl. in Avoca | |
Rossarden | Incl. in Avoca | |
Avoca | 300 | Includes Storys Creek, Rossarden, Royal George, LLewellyn, Frodberry (Break O'Day Council) |
Royal George | Incl. in Avoca | |
Lake Leake | ||
Tooms Lake | Incl. in Ross | |
Ross | 423 | Includes Tooms Lake, Auburn |
Auburn | Incl. in Ross | |
Delmont | Incl. in Cressy | |
Poatina | Incl. in Cressy | |
Blackwwod Creek | Incl. in Cressy | |
Cressy | 1403 | Includes Delmont, Poatina, Blackwood Creek, Millers Bluff |
Epping Forest | Incl. in Conara | |
Conara | 484 | Includes Epping Forest, Cleveland, Clarendon, Nile, Powrana, Barton |
Cleveland | Incl. in Conara | |
LLewellyn | Incl. in Avoca | |
Tunbridge | Incl. in Ross | |
Powranna | Incl. in Conara | |
Barton | Incl. in Conara | |
Millers Bluff | Incl. in Cressy | |
Illawarra | Incl. in Longford | |
Total | 12,228 | |
Local government total | 12,228 | Gazetted Northern Midlands local government area |
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