Central Coast Council, Tasmania

Central Coast Council
Tasmania

A map showing the Central Coast LGA in Tasmania

Central Coast LGA in Tasmania
Coordinates 41°16′33″S 146°2′46″E / 41.27583°S 146.04611°E / -41.27583; 146.04611Coordinates: 41°16′33″S 146°2′46″E / 41.27583°S 146.04611°E / -41.27583; 146.04611
Population 22,401 (2015 est)[1]
 • Density 24.0586/km2 (62.312/sq mi)
Area 931.1 km2 (359.5 sq mi)
Mayor Jan Bonde
Council seat Central Coast, Tasmania
Region Ulverstone and Penguin area
State electorate(s) Braddon
Federal Division(s) Braddon
LGAs around Central Coast Council:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Burnie Central Coast Council Devonport
Waratah-Wynyard Kentish Kentish

The Central Coast Council is a local government area of Tasmania, Australia on the north-west coast of the state, between the cities of Devonport and Burnie.

The municipality contains two major centres Ulverstone and Penguin, smaller towns include Forth, and Turners Beach.

The Central Coast includes the tourist destinations Leven Canyon[2] and Black Bluff,[3] as well as a number of rural areas such as Upper Castra.

The Central Coast Council was created on 2 April 1993, and covers an area of 932 square kilometres (360 sq mi). The municipal boundaries are the Blythe River in the west, Braddons Lookout Road in the east and Black Bluff in the south.[4]

TFR for Central Coast Council was estimated at 1.92 in 2001 and 2.28 in 2006.

Government

Name Position[5] Party affiliation
Jan Bonde Mayor/Councillor  Independent
Kathleen Downie Deputy Mayor/Councillor  Independent
John Bloomfield Councillor  Independent
Shane Broad Councillor  Independent
Garry Carpenter Councillor  Independent
Gerry Howard Councillor  Independent
Rowen Tongs Councillor  Independent
Tony van Rooyen Councillor  Independent
Phillip Viney Councillor  Independent

Suburbs[6]

SuburbCensus Population 2016Reason
Blthye Heads Incl. in Heybridge
Heybridge 430 Includes Blythe Heads
Howth 54
Sulphur Creek 629
Preservation Bay 74
Penguin 3849 Includes Carmantown
Cuprona 120
West Pine 138
Carmantown Incl. in Penguin
West Ulverstone 4191
Ulverstone 6465
Turners Beach 1715
Carmena 26
Leith 415
Forth 711
Kindred 234
Upper Castra 77
Castra 51
Nietta 64
South Nietta 9
South Preston 7
Preston 150 Includes Warringa
Loongana 20
Loyetea 25
Heka Incl. in Gunns Plains
Warringa Incl. in Preston
Gunns Plains 171 Includes Heka
Riana 326
South Riana 214
Sprent 138
Spalford 59
Abbotsham 95
Gawler 622
North Motton 405
Total 21,484
(122) Variance
Local Government Total 21,362 Gazetted Central Coast Local Government Area

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Leven Canyon
  3. ↑ Black Bluff
  4. ↑ Central Coast Council - Annual Report 2002-2003
  5. ↑ "Councillors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2016 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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