Local government areas of Tasmania
Local government areas
There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania:

Local government areas of Tasmania

Section Title: Local government areas
Table Section Text: There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania:

Local government area	Principal town	Region	Date established	Land area	Demographics	Map

km2	sq mi	Population (2016)	Density (per km2)	Classification

Break O'Day	St Helens	North-east	1993	3,525.8	1,361	6,104	1.7	Rural	-

Brighton	Brighton	Hobart	1863	171.3	66	16,512	96.4	Urban	-

Burnie	Burnie	North-west and west	1908	611.0	236	18,895	30.9	Urban	-

Central Coast	Ulverstone	North-west and west	1993	933.1	360	21,362	22.9	Urban	-

Central Highlands	Hamilton	Central	1993	7,982.4	3,082	2,141	0.3	Rural	-

Circular Head	Smithton	North-west and west	1907	4,897.7	1,891	7,926	1.6	Rural	-

Clarence	Rosny Park	Hobart	1860	378.0	146	54,819	145.0	Urban	-

Derwent Valley	New Norfolk	South-east	1994	4,108.1	1,586	10,021	2.4	Rural	-

Devonport	Devonport	North-west and west	1907	111.3	43	24,696	221.9	Urban	-

Dorset	Scottsdale	North-east	1993	3,227.6	1,246	6,617	2.1	Rural	-

Flinders	Whitemark	North-east	1907	1,996.6	771	906	0.5	Rural	-

George Town	George Town	Launceston	1907	653.4	252	6,764	10.4	Rural	-

Glamorgan-Spring Bay	Triabunna	South-east	1993	2,591.4	1,001	4,400	1.7	Rural	-

Glenorchy	Glenorchy	Hobart	1864	121.1	47	46,253	381.9	Urban	-

Hobart	Hobart	Hobart	1852	77.9	30	50,439	647.5	Urban	-

Huon Valley	Huonville	South-east	1993	5,507.4	2,126	16,199	2.9	Rural	-

Kentish	Sheffield	North-west and west	1907	1,156	446	6,128	5.3	Rural	-

King Island	Currie	North-west and west	1907	1,095.8	423	1,585	1.4	Rural	-

Kingborough	Kingston	Hobart	1907	720.1	278	35,853	49.8	Urban	-

Latrobe	Latrobe	North-west and west	1907	550	212	10,699	19.5	Rural	-

Launceston	Launceston	Launceston	1852	1,413.6	546	65,274	46.2	Urban	-

Meander Valley	Westbury	Launceston	1993	3,330.3	1,286	19,282	5.8	Rural	-

Northern Midlands	Longford	Central	1993	5,136.5	1,983	12,822	2.5	Rural	-

Sorell	Sorell	South-east	1862	583.7	225	14,414	24.7	Rural	-

Southern Midlands	Oatlands	Central	1993	2,615.4	1,010	6,043	2.3	Rural	-

Tasman	Nubeena	South-east	1907	660.5	255	2,372	3.6	Rural	-

Waratah-Wynyard	Wynyard	North-west and west	1993	3,531.0	1,363	13,578	3.8	Rural	-

West Coast	Zeehan	North-west and west	1993	9,589.8	3,703	4,149	0.4	Rural	-

West Tamar	Beaconsfield	Launceston	1993	691.1	267	23,718	34.3	Urban	-

Sentence(s)

The Central region contain three LGAs: Central Highlands Council, containing the Hamilton, Northern Midlands and Southern Midlands.

final_sentence: The Central region contain three LGAs: Central Highlands Council, containing the Hamilton, Northern Midlands and Southern Midlands.