# Central Coast Council (Tasmania)

Central Coast Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state between Burnie and Devonport. Central Coast is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 22,760, Ulverstone and Penguin are the two primary towns of the region.

## History and attributes

The Central Coast Council was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Penguin and Ulverstone municipalities.
Central Coast is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.
The municipal boundaries are the Blythe River in the west, Braddons Lookout Road in the east and Black Bluff in the south. The Central Coast includes the tourist destinations Leven Canyon and Black Bluff, as well as a number of rural areas such as Upper Castra.

## Council
### Current composition

| Name | Position | Party affiliation |
| Cheryl Fuller | Mayor/Councillor | Independent |
| John Beswick | Deputy Mayor/Councillor | Independent |
| Garry Carpenter | Councillor | Independent |
| Amanda Diprose | Councillor | Independent |
| Casey Hiscutt | Councillor | Independent |
| Sophie Lehmann | Councillor | Independent |
| Michael Smith | Councillor | Independent |
| Kate Wylie | Councillor | Independent |
| Phillip Viney | Councillor | Independent |

### 2022 election results

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Central Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Cheryl Fuller (elected) | 2,611 | 17.97 |
| | Independent Liberal | Garry Carpenter (elected) | 2,386 | 16.42 |
| | Independent | Casey Hiscutt (elected) | 822 | 5.66 |
| | Independent | Amanda Diprose (elected) | 716 | 4.93 |
| | Independent | Michael Smith (elected) | 706 | 4.86 |
| | Independent | John Beswick (elected) | 647 | 4.45 |
| | Independent | Philip Viney (elected) | 606 | 4.17 |
| | Greens | Darren Briggs | 602 | 4.14 |
| | Independent | Kate Wylie (elected) | 536 | 3.69 |
| | Independent | Sophie Lehmann (elected) | 521 | 3.59 |
| | Independent | Patrick Fabian | 517 | 3.56 |
| | Independent | Greg Wing | 471 | 3.24 |
| | Independent | Ariele Ackland | 429 | 2.95 |
| | Independent | Andrew van Rooyen | 424 | 2.92 |
| | Independent | Damien McCulloch | 387 | 2.66 |
| | Independent | Micheline Andrews | 352 | 2.42 |
| | Independent | Stephen Jackson | 300 | 2.06 |
| | Independent | Bill Hutcheson | 257 | 1.77 |
| | Independent | Lyndon O'Neil | 207 | 1.42 |
| | Independent | Dianne Kurrle | 206 | 1.42 |
| | Independent | Matt Kelly | 150 | 1.03 |
| | Independent | Gaye Bryan | 139 | 0.96 |
| | Independent | Justine Brooks | 137 | 0.94 |
| | Independent | Darrell Jeffrey | 129 | 0.89 |
| | Independent | Garth Johnston | 115 | 0.79 |
| | Independent | Adam Moller | 83 | 0.57 |
| | Independent | David Robinson | 73 | 0.50 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,529 | 95.75 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 645 | 4.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,174 | 85.25 |

## Localities

| Locality | Census population 2016 | Census population 2021 | Reason |
| Blythe Heads | | | Incl. in Heybridge |
| Heybridge | 430 | 339 | Includes Blythe Heads |
| Howth | 54 | 61 | |
| Sulphur Creek | 629 | 631 | |
| Preservation Bay | 74 | 100 | |
| Penguin | 3849 | 4132 | Includes Carmantown |
| Cuprona | 120 | 140 | |
| West Pine | 138 | 142 | |
| Carmantown | | | Incl. in Penguin |
| West Ulverstone | 4191 | 4515 | |
| Ulverstone | 6465 | 6653 | |
| Turners Beach | 1715 | 1966 | |
| Camena | 26 | 24 | |
| Leith | 415 | 504 | |
| Forth | 711 | 738 | |
| Kindred | 234 | 214 | |
| Upper Castra | 77 | 85 | |
| Castra | 51 | 41 | |
| Nietta | 64 | 63 | |
| South Nietta | 9 | N/A | |
| South Preston | 7 | 21 | |
| Preston | 150 | 149 | Includes Warringa |
| Loongana | 20 | 16 | |
| Loyetea | 25 | 20 | |
| Heka | | | Incl. in Gunns Plains |
| Warringa | | | Incl. in Preston |
| Gunns Plains | 171 | 195 | Includes Heka |
| Riana | 326 | 313 | |
| South Riana | 214 | 214 | |
| Sprent | 138 | 160 | |
| Spalford | 59 | 55 | |
| Abbotsham | 95 | 89 | |
| Gawler | 622 | 703 | |
| North Motton | 405 | 425 | |
| Total | 21,484 | 22,708 | |
| | (122) | (82) | Variance |
| Local government total | 21,362 | 22,760 | Gazetted Central Coast local government area |

### Not in above list

* Middlesex