Southern Midlands Council

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Southern Midlands Council
Local government area
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Southern Midlands Council
Coordinates: 42°26′05″S147°24′02″E / 42.4346°S 147.4006°E / -42.4346; 147.4006
Country Australia
State Tasmania
Region Southern Midlands region
Established2 April 1993 [1]
Council seat Oatlands
Government
 • MayorEdwin Batt
 •  State electorate(s)
 •  Federal division(s)
Area
[2]
 • Total
2,616 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
Population
 • Total(s)6,118 (2018) [2]
 • Density2.3387/km2 (6.0572/sq mi)
Website Southern Midlands Council
LGAs around Southern Midlands Council
Northern Midlands Northern Midlands Glamorgan Spring Bay
Central Highlands Southern Midlands Council Glamorgan Spring Bay
Derwent Valley Brighton Sorell
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Southern Midlands is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the southern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Southern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,118, [2] the major localities of the region include Campania, Kempton, Mangalore and the principal town of Oatlands.

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History and attributes

On 2 April 1993, Oatlands and Green Ponds were amalgamated with parts of the municipalities of Brighton and Richmond to form the new Southern Midlands Council. [1] Southern Midlands is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Agency Details: Southern Midlands 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. 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.
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