George Town Council

Coordinates: 41°06′06″S 147°01′30″E / 41.1018°S 147.0251°E

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George Town Council
Tasmania

Map showing the George Town local government area.

Coordinates

41°06′06″S 147°01′30″E / 41.1018°S 147.0251°E

Population

6,931 (2018)^[1]

• Density

10.614/km² (27.490/sq mi)

Established

1 January 1907^[2]

Area

653 km² (252.1 sq mi)^[1]

Mayor

Greg Kieser

Council seat

East Tamar Valley

Website

LGAs around George Town Council:
Bass Strait	Bass Strait	Bass Strait
West Tamar	George Town Council	Dorset
West Tamar	Launceston	Launceston

George Town Council is a local government body in northern Tasmania, situated north of Launceston. The George Town local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 6,931,^[1] it encompasses the principal town, George Town, and the nearby localities including Hillwood, Low Head and Pipers River.

History and attributes

The George Town municipality was established on 1 January 1907.^[2] George Town is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.^[3]

Name	Position^[4]
Greg Kieser	Mayor	Independent
Greg Dawson	Deputy Mayor	Independent
Winston Archer	Councillor	Independent
Heather Ashley	Councillor	Independent
Heather Barwick	Councillor	Independent
Tim Harris	Councillor	Independent
Simone Lowe	Councillor	Independent
Winston Mason	Councillor	Independent
Jason Orr	Councillor	Independent

Suburbs

^[5]

Suburb	Census population 2016	Reason
George Town	4347	Includes Pipe Clay Bay
Pipe Clay Bay		Incl. in George Town
Low Head	572
Bell Bay	0
Long Reach	0
Hillwood	578
Mount Direction	246
Lower Turners Marsh	37
Pipers River	426
Pipers Brook	93
Bellingham	60
Retreat	18
Weymouth	129
Lulworth	165
Beechford	90
Stony Head	0
Lefroy	76
Back Creek
Total	6,837
	(73)	Variance
Local government total	6,764	Gazetted George Town local government area

References

^ ^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. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Agency Details: George Town 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.
^ https://georgetown.tas.gov.au/councillors/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2011 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 23 July 2017.

External links

George Town Council official website
Local Government Association Tasmania Archived 22 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Tasmanian Electoral Commission - local government

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