Southern Midlands Council

Local government area in Tasmania, Australia

Southern Midlands Council
Tasmania

Map showing the Southern Midlands local government area.

Coordinates| 42°26′05″S 147°24′02″E﻿ / ﻿42.4346°S 147.4006°E﻿ / -42.4346; 147.4006
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
Website| Southern Midlands Council
| LGAs around Southern Midlands Council:

Northern Midlands | Northern Midlands | Glamorgan Spring Bay
Central Highlands | Southern Midlands Council | Glamorgan Spring Bay
Derwent Valley | Brighton | Sorell

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

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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

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* 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

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* Local government areas of Tasmania

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b "Agency Details: Southern Midlands Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
3. ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

## External links

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* Southern Midlands Council official website
* Local Government Association Tasmania
* Tasmanian Electoral Commission – local government

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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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