Kentish Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state, to the south and inland from Devonport. Kentish is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,324,[1] the major towns of the municipality are Sheffield, Railton and Wilmot.
| Kentish Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 41.4539°S 146.1837°E / -41.4539; 146.1837 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,324 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.4706/km2 (14.169/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1907[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,156 km2 (446.3 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Tim Wilson | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Sheffield and Cradle Mountain area | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Kentish Council | ||||||||||||||
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The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine through to Tasmania's north west coast. Kentish's last name has remained as the name of the area. The municipality was established on 1 January 1907.[2] Kentish is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
The area is a high-tourism region. Attractions include Cradle Mountain, Lake Barrington and the mural town of Sheffield.
| Suburb | Census population 2016 | Reason |
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| Acacia Hills | 623 | |
| Lower Barrington | 238 | |
| Barrington | 197 | |
| Nook | 188 | |
| Sheffield | 1,552 | Includes Kentish |
| Lower Wilmot | 115 | |
| Wilmot | 298 | Includes Narrawa |
| Narrawa | Incl. in Wilmot | |
| Dulverton | Incl. Railton | |
| Railton | 997 | Includes Dulverton |
| Sunnyside | 104 | |
| Stoodley | 48 | |
| Beulah | 79 | |
| Lower Beulah | 55 | |
| Paradise | 112 | |
| Claude Road | 257 | |
| Kentish | Incl. in Sheffield | |
| West Kentish | 165 | |
| Gowrie Park | 32 | |
| Roland | 83 | |
| Mount Roland | 0 | |
| Lorinna | 77 | |
| Middlesex | 4 | |
| Moina | 31 | |
| Cethana | 0 | |
| Erriba | 47 | |
| Staverton | 88 | |
| Promised Land | 44 | |
| Nowhere Else | 40 | |
| Total | 5,474 | |
| 654 | Variance | |
| Local government total | 6,128 | Gazetted Kentish local government area |
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Former local government areas of Tasmania |