West Tamar Council
| West Tamar Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||
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 West Tamar Council | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°16′12″S 146°52′48″E / 41.27000°S 146.88000°ECoordinates: 41°16′12″S 146°52′48″E / 41.27000°S 146.88000°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 23,202 (2015 est.)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 33.675/km2 (87.22/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 689 km2 (266.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Barry Easther | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beaconsfield | ||||||||||||
| Region | Western Tamar Valley | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||
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| Website | West Tamar Council | ||||||||||||
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The West Tamar Council is a local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It covers almost all of the western shore of the Tamar River, from Bass Strait in the north, down to Launceston in the south.
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.
In 2006, West Tamar Council had one of the highest birth rates in Australia, with a TFR of 3.12 children per woman.[2]
Suburbs[3]
| Suburb | Census Population 2011 | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Badger Head | Incl. in York Town | |
| York Town | 113 | Includes Badger Head |
| Greens Beach | 322 | Includes Kelso |
| Kelso | Incl. in Greens Beach | |
| Clarence Point | 231 | |
| Ilfraville | Incl. in Beauty Point | |
| Beauty Point | 1205 | Includes Ilfraville |
| Beaconsfield | 1199 | |
| Rowella | Incl. in Kayena | |
| Kayena | 451 | Includea Rowella, Richmond Hill |
| Richmond Hill | Incl. in Kayena | |
| Sidmouth | 368 | |
| Deviot | 464 | Includes Robygana |
| Robygana | Incl. in Deviot | |
| Swan Point | 278 | |
| Loira | Incl. in Exeter | |
| Gravelly Beach | 561 | |
| Exeter | 804 | Includes Loira |
| Blackwall | 306 | |
| Lanena | 313 | |
| Rosevears | 304 | |
| Grindelwald | 828 | |
| Legana | 3678 | Includes Danbury Park |
| Danbury Park | Incl. in Legana | |
| Riverside | 6072 | |
| Bridgenorth | 447 | Includes Notley Hills |
| Notley Hills | Incl. in Bridgenorth | |
| Glengarry | 514 | |
| Frankford | 194 | |
| Winkleigh | 179 | |
| Holwell | 212 | Includes Flowery Gully |
| Flowery Gully | Incl. in Holwell | |
| Total | 19,043 | |
| 2774 | Variance | |
| Local Government Total | 21,817 | Gazetted West Tamar Local Government Area |
References
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,20600554-5007221,00.html
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2011 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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