Meander Valley Council, Tasmania
| Meander Valley Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Meander Valley LGA in Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°32′24″S 146°31′12″E / 41.54000°S 146.52000°ECoordinates: 41°32′24″S 146°31′12″E / 41.54000°S 146.52000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 19,686 (2015 est.)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.1521/km2 (13.3438/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,821 km2 (1,475.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Craig Perkins [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Westbury | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Great Western Tiers | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons, Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lyons, Bass | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Meander Valley Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Meander Valley Council is a local government area of Tasmania. As its name suggests, it covers a large area of the Meander River in the central north of the state, which flows through the municipality's major centre of Deloraine. The council was created when the Westbury and Deloraine municipalities merged in 1993.[3]
Smaller towns in the area include Bracknell, Carrick, Chudleigh, Hagley, Meander, Mole Creek, and Westbury. Smaller populated areas include Elizabeth Town, Caveside, Exton and Travellers Rest. The council area also covers the outer west Launceston suburbs of Blackstone Heights and Prospect Vale, and the satellite town of Hadspen.
A majority of the Great Western Tiers mountain range is within the Meander Valley municipal area.
Suburbs[4]
| Suburb | Census Population 2011 | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberley | 436 | Includes Weegena, Moltema,Dunorlan |
| Weegena | Incl. in Kimberley | |
| Moltema | Incl. in Kimberley | |
| Dunorlan | Incl. in Kimberley | |
| Elizabeth Town | 420 | Includes Parkham |
| Parkham | Incl. in Elizabeth Town | |
| Reedy Marsh | 309 | |
| Birralee | 362 | Includes Rosevale, Selbourne |
| Rosevale | Incl. in Birralee | |
| Selbourne | Incl. in Birralee | |
| Westwood | Incl. in Carrick | |
| Blackstone Heights | 1,294 | |
| Travellers Rest | 244 | |
| Prospect Vale | 5,021 | |
| Hadspen | 2,063 | |
| Quamby Bend | Incl. in Westbury | |
| Quamby Brook | Incl. in Golden Valley | |
| Westbury | 2,104 | Includes Quamby Bend, Osmaston |
| Osmaston | Incl. in Westbury | |
| Carrick | 870 | Includes Westwood, Oaks |
| Hagley | 330 | |
| Whitemore | 236 | Includes Cluan |
| Oaks | Incl. in Carrick | |
| Cluan | Incl. in Whitemore | |
| Montana | Incl. in Meander | |
| Bracknell | 375 | |
| Liffey | 259 | |
| Golden Valley | 290 | Includes Quamby Brook |
| Jackeys Marsh | Incl. in Meander | |
| Meander | 415 | Includes Jackeys Marsh |
| Western Creek | Incl. in Caveside | |
| Lake McKenzie | Incl. in Mersey Forest | |
| Rowallan | Incl. in Mersey Forest | |
| Mersey Forest | 0 | Includes Lake McKenzie, Rowallan, Parangana, Lemonthyme, Cradle Mountain |
| Parangana | Incl. in Mersey Forest | |
| Lemonthyme | Incl. in Mersey Forest | |
| Cradle Mountain | Incl. in Mersey Forest, Staverton (Kentish) | |
| Liena | Incl. in Mole Creek | |
| Mayberry | Incl. in Mole Creek | |
| Mole Creek | 609 | Includes Mayberry, Liena |
| Caveside | 318 | Includes Western Creek, Dairy Plains |
| Chudleigh | Includes Needles, Red Hills, Lemana Junction | |
| Needles | Incl. in Chudleigh | |
| Red Hills | Incl. in Chudleigh | |
| Lemana Junction | Incl. in Chudleigh | |
| Deloraine | 2,741 | |
| Exton | Incl. in Reedy Marsh | |
| Total | 19,031 | |
| (143) | Variance | |
| Local Government Total | 18,888 | Gazetted Central Coast Local Government Area |
References
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Your Council". Meander Valley Council. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ "Council Profile". Meander Valley Council. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2011 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 5 April 2016.