Latrobe Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°14′29″S 146°33′35″E / 41.2413°S 146.5598°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 11,329 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 18.850/km2 (48.82/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 January 1907[2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 601 km2 (232.0 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Peter Freshney | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Latrobe | ||||||||||||||
Region | North West Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Website | Latrobe Council | ||||||||||||||
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Latrobe Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north of the state, east of Devonport. The Latrobe local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 11,329,[1] it encompasses the principal town, Latrobe, and the nearby localities including Port Sorell, Sassafras and Wesley Vale.
The Latrobe municipality was established on 1 January 1907.[2] Latrobe is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
Name | Position[4] | Party | |
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Peter Freshney | Mayor | Independent | |
Vonette Mead | Deputy Mayor | Independent | |
Gerrad Wicks | Councillor | Independent | |
Graeme Brown | Councillor | Independent | |
Garry Sims | Councillor | Independent | |
Jacki Martin | Councillor | Liberal | |
David Fidler | Councillor | Independent | |
Claudia Baldock | Councillor | Independent | |
Summer Metske | Councillor | Independent |
Suburb | Census population 2016 | Reason |
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Wesley Vale | 443 | |
Northdown | 221 | |
Hawley Beach | 483 | |
Shearwater | 1,764 | |
Port Sorell | 2,022 | |
Squeaking Point | 223 | |
Thirlstane | 94 | |
Bakers Beach | 60 | |
Merseylea | 56 | |
Sassafras | 347 | |
Harford | 74 | |
Moriarty | 223 | |
Latrobe | 4,169 | |
Tarleton | 380 | |
Total | 10,559 | |
140 | Variance | |
Local government total | 10,699 | Gazetted Central Coast local government area |