West Tamar Council

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West Tamar Council
Tasmania
West Tamar Council
Map showing the West Tamar local government area.
Coordinates 41°16′47″S146°51′55″E / 41.2797°S 146.8652°E / -41.2797; 146.8652
 • Density34.3/km2 (89/sq mi)
Established2 April 1993 [1]
Area691 km2 (266.8 sq mi) [2]
MayorChristina Holmdahl
Council seat Beaconsfield
Region Western Tamar Valley
State electorate(s) Bass
Federal division(s) Bass
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Website West Tamar Council
LGAs around West Tamar Council:
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Latrobe West Tamar Council George Town
Meander Valley Meander Valley Launceston
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West Tamar Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated along the western side of the Tamar River in the north of the state. West Tamar is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 23,769, [2] it extends from the outer reaches of north-west Launceston and includes the towns and localities of Beaconsfield, Beauty Point and Legana.

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History and attributes

The municipality was established on 2 April 1993, after the boundaries of the Beaconsfield municipality were extended and its name changed to West Tamar. [1] West Tamar is classified as urban, fringe and small under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. [3]

The municipal area starts with the Launceston suburb of Riverside in the south; the satellite suburb of Legana; the towns of Exeter, Beaconsfield and Beauty Point, all the way up to the beach resort town of Greens Beach at the mouth of the Tamar River.

The current mayor of West Tamar Council is Christina Holmdahl and the chief executive officer is Kristen Desmond.

Suburbs

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SuburbCensus population 2016Reason
Badger Head 41
York Town 72
Greens Beach 209
Kelso 146
Clarence Point 226
IlfravilleIncl. in Beauty Point
Beauty Point 1222Includes Ilfraville
Beaconsfield 1298
Rowella 170
Kayena 219Includes Richmond Hill
Richmond HillIncl. in Kayena
Sidmouth 394
Deviot 337
Robigana 111
Swan Point 282
Loira 160
Gravelly Beach 567
Exeter 633
Blackwall270
Lanena 320
Rosevears 352
Grindelwald 965
Legana 4029Includes Danbury Park
Danbury ParkIncl. in Legana
Riverside 6424
Bridgenorth 373
Notley Hills 46
Glengarry525
Frankford 176
Winkleigh 203
Holwell 65
Flowery Gully 87
Total19,992
2726Variance
Local government total22,718Gazetted West Tamar local government area

Not in above list

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Agency Details: West Tamar Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. 1 2
  3. ↑ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2016 Census QuickStats" . Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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