# City of Devonport

Devonport City Council (or City of Devonport) is a local government body located in the city and surrounds of Devonport in northern Tasmania. The Devonport local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 25,415, which also encompasses Lillico, Tugrah and part of Spreyton.

## History and attributes

The Devonport municipality was established on 1 January 1907, becoming a city council on 1 January 1981. Devonport was proclaimed a city by Charles, Prince of Wales on 21 April 1981, in a ceremony conducted on the Devonport Oval. The city motto is The City with Spirit, this gives reference to it being the home base for the passenger ferry ships Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania II.
Devonport is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.

## Council
### Current composition

| Name | Position | Party affiliation |
| Alison Jarman | Mayor / Councillor | Independent |
| Stacey Sheehan | Deputy Mayor / Councillor | Liberal |
| Gerard Enniss | Councillor | Independent |
| Peter Hollister | Councillor | Independent |
| Steve Martin | Councillor | Nationals |
| Alison Moore | Councillor | Independent |
| Leigh Murphy | Councillor | Liberal |
| Damien Viney | Councillor | Independent |
| Janene Wilczynski | Councillor | Independent |

### 2022 election results

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Devonport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent National | Steve Martin (elected) | 3,093 | 20.42 |
| | Independent | Alison Jarman (elected) | 2,461 | 16.25 |
| | Independent Liberal | Leigh Murphy (elected) | 1,548 | 10.22 |
| | Independent | Gerard Enniss (elected) | 1,503 | 9.92 |
| | Independent | Damien Viney (elected) | 1,203 | 7.94 |
| | Independent Liberal | Stacey Sheehan (elected) | 1,024 | 6.76 |
| | Independent | Alison Moore (elected) | 932 | 6.15 |
| | Independent | Peter Hollister (elected) | 885 | 5.84 |
| | Independent | Janene Wilczynski (elected) | 848 | 5.60 |
| | Greens | Tammy Milne | 673 | 4.44 |
| | Greens | Petra Wildren | 532 | 3.51 |
| | Independent | Kent Townsend | 446 | 2.94 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,148 | 95.95 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 640 | 4.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,788 | 79.62 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Independent | Independent | 8,278 | 54.65 |
| | Independent National | Independent National | 3,093 | 20.42 |
| | Independent Liberal | Independent Liberal | 2,572 | 16.98 |
| | Greens | Greens | 1,205 | 7.95 |

## Suburbs

| Suburb | Census population 2016 | Reason |
| Aberdeen | 229 | |
| Ambleside | 663 | |
| Coles Beach | | Incl. in Devonport |
| Devonport | 13,759 | Includes Coles Beach, Highfield, Hillcrest |
| Don | 643 | |
| East Devonport | 4,053 | Includes Pardoe Downs, Rannoch, Pannorama Heights |
| Eugenana | 203 | |
| Forthside | 81 | |
| Highfield | | Incl. in Devonport |
| Hillcrest | | Incl. in Devonport |
| Lillico | 25 | |
| Melrose | 102 | |
| Miandetta | 1,852 | |
| Pardoe Downs | | Incl. in East Devonport |
| Pannorama Heights | | Incl. in East Devonport |
| Quoiba | 427 | |
| Rannoch | | Incl. in East Devonport |
| Spreyton | 1,669 | |
| Stony Rise | 643 | |
| Paloona | | |
| Tugrah | 366 | |
| Total | 24,715 | |
| | (19) | Variance |
| Local government total | 24,696 | Gazetted Devonport local government area |

### Not in above List

* Leith