| Type: | lga |
| Devonport City Council | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 25415 |
| Pop Year: | 2018 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 111 |
| Est: | 1 January 1907 |
| Seat: | Devonport |
| Mayor: | Alison Jarman |
| Region: | Devonport and surrounds |
| Logo Upright: | 1.2 |
| Url: | http://www.devonport.tas.gov.au/ |
| Stategov: | Braddon |
| Fedgov: | Braddon |
| Near-Nw: | Bass Strait |
| Near-N: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
| Near-W: | Central Coast |
| Near-E: | Latrobe |
| Near-Sw: | Central Coast |
| Near-S: | Kentish |
| Near-Se: | Latrobe |
| Coordinates: | -41.2078°N 146.3137°W |
Devonport City Council (or City of Devonport) is a local government body located in the city and surrounds of Devonport in northern Tasmania. The Devonport local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 25,415,[1] which also encompasses Lillico, Tugrah and part of Spreyton.
The Devonport municipality was established on 1 January 1907, becoming a city council on 1 January 1981.[2] [3] Devonport was proclaimed a city by Charles, Prince of Wales on 21 April 1981, in a ceremony conducted on the Devonport Oval. The city motto is The City with Spirit, this gives reference to it being the home base for the passenger ferry ships Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania II.
Devonport is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[4]
| Name | Position[5] | Party affiliation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Jarman | Mayor / Councillor | Independent | |||
| Stacey Sheehan | Deputy Mayor / Councillor | Liberal | |||
| Gerard Enniss | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Peter Hollister | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Councillor | Nationals | ||||
| Alison Moore | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Leigh Murphy | Councillor | Liberal | |||
| Damien Viney | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Janene Wilczynski | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Suburb | Census population 2016[6] | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 229 | |
| Ambleside | 663 | |
| Coles Beach | Incl. in Devonport | |
| Devonport | 13,759 | Includes Coles Beach, Highfield, Hillcrest |
| Don | 643 | |
| East Devonport | 4,053 | Includes Pardoe Downs, Rannoch, Pannorama Heights |
| Eugenana | 203 | |
| Forthside | 81 | |
| Highfield | Incl. in Devonport | |
| Hillcrest | Incl. in Devonport | |
| Lillico | 25 | |
| Melrose | 102 | |
| Miandetta | 1,852 | |
| Pardoe Downs | Incl. in East Devonport | |
| Pannorama Heights | Incl. in East Devonport | |
| Quoiba | 427 | |
| Rannoch | Incl. in East Devonport | |
| Spreyton | 1,669 | |
| Stony Rise | 643 | |
| Paloona | ||
| Tugrah | 366 | |
| Total | 24,715 | |
| (19) | Variance | |
| Local government total | 24,696 | Gazetted Devonport local government area |