Break O'Day Council
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| Break O'Day Council | |||||||||||||
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 Break O'Day Council | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°27′18″S 148°04′44″E / 41.45500°S 148.07889°ECoordinates: 41°27′18″S 148°04′44″E / 41.45500°S 148.07889°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 6,194 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3,525.8 km2 (1,361.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Sarah Schmerl | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | St Helens | ||||||||||||
| Region | Northern east coast | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||
| Website | www.bodc.tas.gov.au | ||||||||||||
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The Break O'Day Council is a local government area of Tasmania, encompassing the northern part of the states east coast.
Major towns in the area include St Helens, St Marys, Scamander, Beaumaris, Fingal, Mathinna and the valley of Pyengana. Break O'Day also has one of the state's highest waterfalls, St. Columba, with Halls Falls and Ralphs Falls nearby.
Break O'Day Council is one of the few places in Australia having above replacement fertility rate. The TFR was 2.35 in 2001 and 2.21 in 2006.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Break O'Day (LGA)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
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