Former local government areas of Tasmania

Former local government authorities of Tasmania

Map of Local Government Areas in 1907 under the Local Government Act 1906.

Former Local government areas (LGAs) in the Australian state of Tasmania are amalgamated or cancelled areas.

Tasmania has had a large number of former LGAs.

In 1907, 149 LGAs were reduced by mergers and amalgamation to 53 LGAs. By the time of a large scale overhaul in 1993, 46 LGAs were reduced to 29 LGAs.[1]

## List of Former Local Government Areas

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Local government area  | Seat of council  | Date established  | Date abolished  | Amalgamated into  | Now a part of  | Type  | Notes  | Ref

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Municipality of Beaconsfield | Beaconsfield |  |  |  |  | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Bothwell | Bothwell |  |  |  |  | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Bruni |  |  |  |  | Kingborough Council | Municipality  | Covered all of Bruni Island (now spelt Bruny).  | [3]
Municipality of Campbell Town | Campbell Town |  | 2 April 1993 | Northern Midlands Council | Northern Midlands Council | Municipality  |  | [4]
Municipality of Deloraine | Deloraine |  | 2 April 1993 | Meander Valley Council | Meander Valley Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Esperance |  |  | 1993 | Huon Valley Council | Huon Valley Council | Municipality  |  | [2] [5]
Municipality of Evandale | Evandale |  |  | Northern Midlands Council | Northern Midlands Council
City of Launceston | Municipality  |  | [4]
Municipality of Fingal | Fingal | 5 January 1863 | 2 April 1993 | Portland-Fingal
Northern Midlands Council | Break O'Day Council
Northern Midlands Council | Municipality  | Part of the municipality was combined with Portland to create Portland-Fingal and the remainder was amalgamated into Northern Midlands Council. Portland-Fingal was renamed Break O'Day Council.  | [6] [7] [8]
Municipality of Glamorgan | Swansea | 1860 | April 1993 | Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council | Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council | Municipality  |  |
Municipality of Gormanston | Gormanston | 1907 | 1986 | Lyell Municipal Council | West Coast Council | Municipality  |  | [2] [9]
Municipality of Green Ponds | Green Ponds |  | 2 April 1993 | Southern Midlands Council | Southern Midlands Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Hamilton | Hamilton |  |  | Central Highlands Council | Central Highlands Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Huon |  |  |  | Huon Valley Council | Huon Valley Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Lilydale | Lilydale |  | 1985  | City of Launceston | City of Launceston | Municipality  |  | [2] [9]
Municipality of Longford | Longford |  | 2 April 1993 | Northern Midlands Council | Northern Midlands Council | Municipality  |  | [4]
Municipality of Lyell |  | 1986  | 1993  | West Coast Council | West Coast Council | Municipality  |
Municipality of Oatlands | Oatlands |  | 2 April 1993 | Southern Midlands Council | Southern Midlands Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Penguin | Penguin | 1907 | 1993 | Central Coast Council | Central Coast Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Port Cygnet | Cygnet |  | 1993 | Huon Valley Council | Huon Valley Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Portland | Portland |  | 2 April 1993 | Portland-Fingal  | Break O'Day Council | Municipality  |  | [6]
Municipality of Queenborough |  |  |  |  | City of Hobart?  | Municipality  |  | [10]
Municipality of Queenstown | Queenstown | 1907 | 1986 | Lyell Municipal Council | West Coast Council | Municipality  |  | [11] [9]
Municipality of Richmond | Richmond |  | 1993 | City of Clarence | City of Clarence | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Ringarooma | Ringarooma |  | 2 April 1993 | Dorset Council | Dorset Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Ross |  |  | 2 April 1993 | Northern Midlands Council | Northern Midlands Council | Municipality  |  | [4]
Municipality of Scottsdale | Scottsdale |  | 2 April 1993 | Dorset Council | Dorset Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of St Leonards | St Leonards |  | 1985  | City of Launceston | City of Launceston | Municipality  |  | [2] [9]
Municipality of Spring Bay | Triabunna | 10 September 1860 | 1993 | Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council | Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council | Municipality  |  |
Municipality of Strahan | Strahan | 1907 | 1993 | West Coast Council | West Coast Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Ulverstone | Ulverstone |  | 2 April 1993 | Central Coast Council | Central Coast Council | Municipality  | (formerly Municipality of Leven)  | [2] [12]
Municipality of Waratah | Waratah |  | 2 April 1993 | Waratah-Wynyard Council | Waratah-Wynyard Council | Municipality  | Previously called Table Cape  | [2]
Municipality of Wynyard | Wynyard |  | 2 April 1993 | Waratah-Wynyard Council | Waratah-Wynyard Council | Municipality  | (formerly called Table Cape Council)  | [2] [13]
Municipality of Westbury | Westbury |  | 2 April 1993 | Meander Valley Council | Meander Valley Council | Municipality  |  | [2]
Municipality of Zeehan | Zeehan | 1907 | 1993 | West Coast Council | West Coast Council | Municipality  |  | [2]

### Renamed Local Government Areas

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Starting name  | Seat of council  | Starting name since  | Date name changed  | Renamed to  | Now a part of  | Notes  | Ref

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Municipality of Emu Bay | Burnie | 6 January 1908 | 1931 | Municipality of Burnie | City of Burnie | Name of the municipality was changed from Emu Bay to Burnie (the principal town) following a petition from residents. Burnie became a city in 1988.  | [14]
Municipality of New Norfolk | New Norfolk | 17 March 1863 | 2 April 1994 | Derwent Valley Council | Derwent Valley Council |  | [15] [2]
Municipality of Burnie | Burnie | 1931 | 1988 | City of Burnie | City of Burnie | Elevated to city.  | [14]
Portland-Fingal  |  |  |  | Break O'Day Council | Break O'Day Council |

## See also

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* Australia portal

* List of localities in Tasmania
* Local government areas of Tasmania
* Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives#Tasmania

## References

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1. ^ "Is Amalgamation a 'Silver Bullet'?" (PDF). lgat.tas.gov.au. Australia: Centre for Local Government, University of New England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "1971 census" (PDF). auststats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
3. ^ Walch, J. Walch's Tasman Almanac 1911. Hobart, Tas.: J. Walch & Sons, 1870-[1971]. p. 56. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
4. ^ a b c d "Your Council – Northern Midlands". northernmidlands.tas.gov.au. Northern Midlands Council. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
5. ^ Esperance Municipal Council TA104 [Records], Libraries Tasmania, 1907, retrieved 26 October 2021
6. ^ a b "Agency Details – FINGAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". search.archives.tas.gov.au. LINC Tasmania. 1863. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
7. ^ "Agency/Creator: Fingal Municipal Council". Libraries Tasmania. 1863. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
8. ^ "Agency Details: Break O'Day Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. 2 April 1993. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
9. ^ a b c d Tasmanian Policy Exchange (March 2022). "The History of Local Government in Tasmania" (PDF). University of Tasmania. p. 12\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025. `{{cite web}}`: `|author1=` has generic name (help)
10. ^ "CENSUS OF THE C()MMONWEAL TH OF AUSTRAUA TAKEN FOR THE NIGHT BETWEEN THE 2nd and 3rd APRIL, 1911" (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
11. ^ "CENSUS 30th June, 1954 – P ART I. – ANALYSIS OF POPULATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS" (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
12. ^ "Agency Details ULVERSTONE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". archives.tas.gov.au. LINC Tasmania. January 1907. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
13. ^ "CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. 30th June, 1947. CENSUS BULLETIN No. (C.S. No. 760.) 7735. Population in Local Government· Areas" (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
14. ^ a b "CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, 4TH APRIL, 1921. TASMANIA" (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
15. ^ "Derwent Valley Council". Libraries Tasmania. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

## External links

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* Map of Local Government Areas (PDF) (Map). Government of Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

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Local government areas of Tasmania

Current LGAs|

* Break O'Day
* Brighton
* Burnie
* Central Coast
* Central Highlands
* Circular Head
* Clarence
* Derwent Valley
* Devonport
* Dorset
* Flinders
* George Town
* Glamorgan–Spring Bay
* Glenorchy
* Hobart
* Huon Valley
* Kentish
* King Island
* Kingborough
* Latrobe
* Launceston
* Meander Valley
* Northern Midlands
* Sorell
* Southern Midlands
* Tasman
* Waratah–Wynyard
* West Coast
* West Tamar

Former LGAs|

* Beaconsfield
* Bothwell
* Bruney Islands
* Emu Bay
* Campbell Town
* Deloraine
* Esperance
* Evandale
* Fingal
* Glamorgan
* Gormanston
* Green Ponds
* Hamilton
* Huon
* Lilydale
* Longford
* Lyell
* New Norfolk
* Oatlands
* Penguin
* Port Cygnet
* Portland
* Queenborough
* Queenstown
* Richmond
* Ringarooma
* Ross
* Scottsdale
* St Leonards
* Spring Bay
* Strahan
* Ulverstone (Leven)
* Waratah
* Wynyard (Table Cape)
* Westbury
* Zeehan

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