Central Coast Council, Tasmania

Central Coast Council Tasmania
Central Coast Council
Coordinates	41°16′33″S 146°2′46″E / 41.27583°S 146.04611°ECoordinates: 41°16′33″S 146°2′46″E / 41.27583°S 146.04611°E
Population	21,747 (2010)[1]
• Density	23.3562/km^2 (60.492/sq mi)
Area	931.1 km^2 (359.5 sq mi)
Mayor	Jan Bonde
Council seat	Central Coast, Tasmania
Region	Ulverstone and Penguin area
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal Division(s)	Braddon
LGAs around Central Coast Council: Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait Burnie Central Coast Council Devonport Waratah-Wynyard Kentish Kentish

The Central Coast Council is a local government area of Tasmania, Australia on the north-west coast of the state, between the cities of Devonport and Burnie.

The municipality contains two major centres Ulverstone and Penguin, smaller towns include Forth, and Turners Beach.

The Central Coast includes the tourist destinations Leven Canyon^[2] and Black Bluff,^[3] as well as a number of rural areas such as Upper Castra.

The Central Coast Council was created on 2 April 1993, and covers an area of 932 square kilometres (360 sq mi). The municipal boundaries are the Blythe River in the west, Braddons Lookout Road in the east and Black Bluff in the south.^[4]

TFR for Central Coast Council was estimated at 1.92 in 2001 and 2.28 in 2006.

Government

Name	Position[5]	Party affiliation
Jan Bonde	Mayor/Councillor		Independent
Kathleen Downie	Deputy Mayor/Councillor		Independent
John Bloomfield	Councillor		Independent
Shane Broad	Councillor		Independent
Garry Carpenter	Councillor		Independent
Gerry Howard	Councillor		Independent
Rowen Tongs	Councillor		Independent
Tony van Rooyen	Councillor		Independent
Phillip Viney	Councillor		Independent

Suburbs^[6]

Suburb	Census Population 2011	Reason
Blthye Heads		Incl. in Heybridge
Heybridge	507	Includes Blythe Heads, Howth, Sulphur Creek
Howth		Incl. in Heybridge
Sulphur Creek		Incl. in Heybridge
Preservation Bay		Incl. in Penguin
Penguin	3924	Includes Preservation Bay, Carmantown
Cuprona	308	Includes West Pine, Carmena
West Pine		Incl. in Cuprona
Carmantown		Incl. in Penguin
West Ulverstone	4337
Ulverstone	6343
Turners Beach	1595
Carmena		Incl. in Cuprona
Leith	434
Forth	1,024	Includes Forthside (Devonport), Melrose (Devonport) and Paloona (Devonport)
Kindred	417	Includes Sprent
Upper Castra	122	Includes Castra
Castra		Incl. in Upper Castra
Nietta		Incl. in Preston
South Nietta		Incl. in Preston
South Preston		Incl. in Preston
Preston	250	Includes Nietta, South Nietta, South Preston, Loongana, Warringa
Loongana		Incl. in Preston
Loyetea		Incl. in South Riana
Heka		Incl. in South Riana
Warringa		Incl. in Preston
Gunns Plains		Incl. in South Riana
Riana	325
South Riana	449	Includes Loyetea, Heka, Gunns Plains
Sprent		Incl. in Kindred
Spalford		Incl. in Gawler
Abbotsham		Incl. in Gawler
Gawler	792	Includes Spalford, Abbotsham
North Motton	398
Total	21,225
	130	Variance
Local Government Total	21,355	Gazetted Central Coast Local Government Area

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009-10". Retrieved 23 August 2011. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2010.
2. Leven Canyon
3. Black Bluff
4. Central Coast Council - Annual Report 2002-2003
5. "Councillors - Central Coast Council". centralcoast.tas.gov.au. Central Coast Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics. "2011 Census QuickStats". Retrieved 2 April 2016.

External links

• Central Coast Council