Central Coast Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state between Burnie and Devonport. Central Coast is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 22,760,[1] Ulverstone and Penguin are the two primary towns of the region.
| Central Coast Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the Central Coast local government area. | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°16′48″S 146°02′28″E / 41.28°S 146.041°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 22,760 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 24.394/km2 (63.18/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2 April 1993[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 933 km2 (360.2 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cheryl Fuller | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ulverstone | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Ulverstone and Penguin area | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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History and attributes
editThe Central Coast Council was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Penguin and Ulverstone municipalities.[2]
Central Coast is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
The municipal boundaries are the Blythe River in the west, Braddons Lookout Road in the east and Black Bluff in the south.[4] The Central Coast includes the tourist destinations Leven Canyon[5] and Black Bluff,[6] as well as a number of rural areas such as Upper Castra.
Council
editCurrent composition
edit| Name | Position[7] | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Fuller | Mayor/Councillor | Independent | |
| John Beswick | Deputy Mayor/Councillor | Independent | |
| Garry Carpenter | Councillor | Independent | |
| Amanda Diprose | Councillor | Independent | |
| Casey Hiscutt | Councillor | Independent | |
| Sophie Lehmann | Councillor | Independent | |
| Michael Smith | Councillor | Independent | |
| Kate Wylie | Councillor | Independent | |
| Phillip Viney | Councillor | Independent | |
2022 election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Cheryl Fuller (elected) | 2,611 | 17.97 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Garry Carpenter (elected) | 2,386 | 16.42 | ||
| Independent | Casey Hiscutt (elected) | 822 | 5.66 | ||
| Independent Labor | Amanda Diprose (elected) | 716 | 4.93 | ||
| Independent | Michael Smith (elected) | 706 | 4.86 | ||
| Independent | John Beswick (elected) | 647 | 4.45 | ||
| Independent | Philip Viney (elected) | 606 | 4.17 | ||
| Greens | Darren Briggs | 602 | 4.14 | ||
| Independent | Kate Wylie (elected) | 536 | 3.69 | ||
| Independent JLN | Sophie Lehmann (elected) | 521 | 3.59 | ||
| Independent | Patrick Fabian | 517 | 3.56 | ||
| Independent | Greg Wing | 471 | 3.24 | ||
| Independent | Ariele Ackland | 429 | 2.95 | ||
| Independent | Andrew van Rooyen | 424 | 2.92 | ||
| Independent | Damien McCulloch | 387 | 2.66 | ||
| Independent | Micheline Andrews | 352 | 2.42 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Jackson | 300 | 2.06 | ||
| Independent | Bill Hutcheson | 257 | 1.77 | ||
| Independent | Lyndon O'Neil | 207 | 1.42 | ||
| Independent | Dianne Kurrle | 206 | 1.42 | ||
| Independent | Matt Kelly | 150 | 1.03 | ||
| Independent | Gaye Bryan | 139 | 0.96 | ||
| Independent | Justine Brooks | 137 | 0.94 | ||
| Independent | Darrell Jeffrey | 129 | 0.89 | ||
| Independent | Garth Johnston | 115 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | Adam Moller | 83 | 0.57 | ||
| Independent | David Robinson | 73 | 0.50 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,529 | 95.75 | |||
| Informal votes | 645 | 4.25 | |||
| Turnout | 15,174 | 85.25 | |||
Localities
edit| Locality | Census population 2016 | Census population 2021 | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blythe Heads | Incl. in Heybridge | ||
| Heybridge | 430 | 339 | Includes Blythe Heads |
| Howth | 54 | 61 | |
| Sulphur Creek | 629 | 631 | |
| Preservation Bay | 74 | 100 | |
| Penguin | 3849 | 4132 | Includes Carmantown |
| Cuprona | 120 | 140 | |
| West Pine | 138 | 142 | |
| Carmantown | Incl. in Penguin | ||
| West Ulverstone | 4191 | 4515 | |
| Ulverstone | 6465 | 6653 | |
| Turners Beach | 1715 | 1966 | |
| Camena | 26 | 24 | |
| Leith | 415 | 504 | |
| Forth | 711 | 738 | |
| Kindred | 234 | 214 | |
| Upper Castra | 77 | 85 | |
| Castra | 51 | 41 | |
| Nietta | 64 | 63 | |
| South Nietta | 9 | N/A | |
| South Preston | 7 | 21 | |
| Preston | 150 | 149 | Includes Warringa |
| Loongana | 20 | 16 | |
| Loyetea | 25 | 20 | |
| Heka | Incl. in Gunns Plains | ||
| Warringa | Incl. in Preston | ||
| Gunns Plains | 171 | 195 | Includes Heka |
| Riana | 326 | 313 | |
| South Riana | 214 | 214 | |
| Sprent | 138 | 160 | |
| Spalford | 59 | 55 | |
| Abbotsham | 95 | 89 | |
| Gawler | 622 | 703 | |
| North Motton | 405 | 425 | |
| Total | 21,484 | 22,708 | |
| (122) | (82) | Variance | |
| Local government total | 21,362 | 22,760 | Gazetted Central Coast local government area |
Not in above list
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "2021 Central Coast (Tas.), Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024. Estimated resident population, 2021
- ^ a b "Agency Details: Central Coast 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.
- ^ Central Coast Council - Annual Report 2002-2003
- ^ Leven Canyon
- ^ Black Bluff
- ^ "Our Councillors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Central Coast Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Kaine, Elise. "Local government candidate garner Greens endorsements". The Advocate.
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