Local Government Areas of Tasmania - Definition and Overview

Local Government Areas of Tasmania, Australia

This article also includes lists of towns, suburbs and localities of Tasmania.

Hobart area councils

Municipality of Brighton

• Brighton
• Hobart suburbs:
  • Bridgewater - Gagebrook - Old Beach
• Pontville
• Tea Tree

City of Clarence

• Cambridge
• Cremorne
• Hobart suburbs:
  • Acton - Bellerive - Geilston Bay - Howrah - Lindisfarne - Mornington - Otago Bay - Risdon - Risdon Vale - Rokeby - Rose Bay - Rosny - Tranmere - Warrane
• Lauderdale
• Opossum Bay
• Richmond
• Seven Mile Beach
• South Arm

City of Glenorchy

• Hobart suburbs:
  • Austins Ferry - Berriedale - Cadbury - Chigwell - Claremont - Collinsvale - Derwent Park - Dowsings Point - Glenlusk - Glenorchy - Goodwood - Granton - Lutana - Merton - Montrose - Moonah - Rosetta - West Moonah

City of Hobart

• Hobart suburbs:
  • Battery Point - Cornelian Bay - Dynnyrne - Fern Tree - Glebe - Hobart - Lenah Valley - Mt Nelson - Mt Stuart - New Town - North Hobart - South Hobart - West Hobart - Sandy Bay - Salamanca - Tolmans Hill

Municipality of Kingborough

• Albion Heights
• Bruny Island (including Alonnah)
• Electrona
• Hobart suburbs: Taroona
• Howden
• Kettering
• Kingston suburbs:
  • Blackmans Bay - Bonnet Hill - Firthside - Huntingfield - Kingston - Kingston Beach
• Margate
• The Lea
• Snug

South-east area councils

Municipality of Derwent Valley

• Boyer
• Bushy Park
• New Norfolk
• Strathgordon

Municipality of Sorell

• Dodges Ferry
• Dunally
• Lewisham
• Midway Point
• Sorell

Municipality of Tasman

• Koonya
• Murdunna
• Nubeena
• Port Arthur

Municipality of Huon Valley

• Cygnet
• Dover
• Geeveston
• Huonville

Municipality of Glamorgan/Spring Bay

• Bicheno
• Coles Bay
• Orford
• Swansea
• Triabunna

North-east area councils

Municipality of Break O'Day

• Fingal
• St Helens
• St Marys
• Scamander

Municipality of Dorset

• Branxholm
• Bridport
• Derby
• Scottsdale
• Winnaleah

Municipality of Flinders

• Cape Barren Island
• Flinders Island
  • Emita
  • Whitemark

Launceston area councils

Municipality of George Town

• Bell Bay
• George Town

City of Launceston

• Dilston
• Launceston suburbs:
  • Alanvale - East Launceston - Glen Dhu - Invermay - Inveresk - Kings Meadows - Launceston - Mayfield - Mowbray - Newnham - Newstead - Norwood - Punchbowl - Ravenswood - Rocherlea - Sandhill - South Launceston - St Leonards - Summerhill - Trevallyn - Waverley - West Launceston - Youngtown
• Lilydale
• Relbia

Note: Blackstone Heights and Prospect are in the Meander Valley council; Riverside is in the West Tamar council.

Municipality of Meander Valley

• Carrick
• Deloraine
• Hagley
• Hadspen
• Launceston suburbs:
  • Blackstone Heights - Prospect
• Mole Creek
• Westbury

Municipality of West Tamar

• Beaconsfield
• Beauty Point
• Exeter
• Launceston suburb:
  • Riverside
• Legana

North-west and west coast councils

City of Burnie

• Burnie

Municipality of Central Coast

• Forth
• Penguin
• Turners Beach
• Ulverstone

Municipality of Circular Head

• Marrawah
• Smithton
• Stanley

City of Devonport

• Devonport

Municipality of Kentish

• Cradle Mountain
• Railton
• Sheffield

Municipality of King Island

• King Island
  • Currie

Municipality of Latrobe

• Hawley Beach
• Latrobe
• Port Sorell
• Shearwater

Municipality of Waratah/Wynyard

• Savage River
• Somerset
• Waratah
• Wynyard

Municipality of West Coast

• Queenstown
• Rosebery
• Strahan
• Zeehan

Central councils

Municipality of Central Highlands

• Bothwell
• Bronte Park
• Derwent Bridge
• Hamilton
• Liawenee
• Miena
• Ouse
• Tarraleah

Municipality of Northern Midlands

• Avoca
• Campbell Town
• Cressy
• Evandale
• Liffey
• Longford
• Perth

Municipality of Southern Midlands

• Bagdad
• Campania
• Oatlands
• Ross

External link

• Statoids on Australia Shires (http://www.statoids.com/yau.html)