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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 |
Local government areas of Tasmania | |
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Former local government areas of Tasmania |