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| Southern Midlands Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the Southern Midlands local government area. | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°26′05″S 147°24′02″E / 42.4346°S 147.4006°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,118 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.3387/km2 (6.0572/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2 April 1993[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,616 km2 (1,010.0 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Edwin Batt | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Oatlands | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Midlands region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Southern Midlands Council | ||||||||||||||
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Southern Midlands is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the southern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Southern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,118,[1] the major localities of the region include Campania, Kempton, Mangalore and the principal town of Oatlands.
History and attributes
[edit]On 2 April 1993, Oatlands and Green Ponds were amalgamated with parts of the municipalities of Brighton and Richmond to form the new Southern Midlands Council.[2] Southern Midlands is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
Localities
[edit]- Andover
- Antill Ponds
- Apsley
- Baden
- Bagdad
- Black Hills
- Brighton
- Broadmarsh
- Campania
- Colebrook
- Dromedary
- Dysart
- Elderslie
- Interlaken
- Jericho
- Kempton
- Lemont
- Levendale
- Lower Marshes
- Magra
- Mangalore
- Melton Mowbray
- Mount Seymour
- Oatlands
- Orielton
- Parattah
- Pawtella
- Pelham
- Pontville
- Rhyndaston
- Runnymede
- Stonehenge
- Stonor
- Swanston
- Tea Tree
- Tiberias
- Tooms Lake
- Tunbridge
- Tunnack
- Whitefoord
- Woodbury
- Woodsdale
- York Plains
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Agency Details: Southern Midlands Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southern Midlands Council.
- Southern Midlands Council official website
- Local Government Association Tasmania
- Tasmanian Electoral Commission – local government
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