Former local government areas of Tasmania explained

Former Local government areas (LGAs) in the Australian state of Tasmania are amalgamated or cancelled areas.

Tasmania has had a large number of former LGAs.

In 1907, 149 LGAs were reduced by mergers and amalgamation to 53 LGAs. By the time of a large scale overhaul in 1993, 46 LGAs were reduced to 29 LGAs.^[1]

The list below is incomplete:

• Municipality of Beaconsfield
• Municipality of Bothwell
• Bruny Island Council
• Municipality of Emu Bay^[2]
• Municipality of Campbell Town
• Municipality of Deloraine
• Municipality of Esperance^[3]
• Municipality of Evandale
• Fingal Municipal Council^[4]
• Municipality of Glamorgan
• Municipality of Gormanston^[3] Now incorporated into West Coast Council.
• Municipality of Green Ponds^[3]
• Municipality of Hamilton^[3]
• Municipality of Huon^[3]
• Municipality of Lilydale^[3]
• Municipality of Longford^[5]
• Municipality of New Norfolk^[3]
• Municipality of Oatlands^[3]
• Municipality of Penguin^[3]
• Municipality of Port Cygnet^[3]
• Portland Council^[4]
• Municipality of Queenborough^[6]
• Municipality of Queenstown^[7] Now incorporated into West Coast Council.
• Municipality of Richmond^[3]
• Municipality of Ringarooma^[3]
• Municipality of Ross^[5]
• Municipality of Scottsdale^[3]
• Municipality of St Leonards^[3]
• Municipality of Spring Bay
• Municipality of Strahan^[3] Now incorporated into West Coast Council
• Municipality of Ulverstone^[3] (formerly Municipality of Leven)^[8]
• Municipality of Waratah^[3]
• Municipality of Wynyard^[3] (formerly called Table Cape Council)^[9]
• Municipality of Westbury^[3]
• Municipality of Zeehan^[3] Now incorporated into West Coast Council.

See also

• List of localities in Tasmania
• Local government areas of Tasmania
• Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives#Tasmania

External links

• Map of Local Government Areas . . 20 March 2017 . 12 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130412192550/http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Local_Govt_Area_A4_map.pdf . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Is Amalgamation a 'Silver Bullet'?. lgat.tas.gov.au. Centre for Local Government, University of New England. Australia. 3 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070600/http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Brian%20Dollery%20-%20Is%20Amalgamation%20the%20Silver%20Bullet%20in%20%20Local%20Government.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead.
2. Web site: CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, 4TH APRIL, 1921. TASMANIA. ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2015.
3. Web site: 1971 census. auststats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2015.
4. Web site: Agency Details – FINGAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. search.archives.tas.gov.au. LINC Tasmania. 3 January 2015.
5. Web site: Your Council – Northern Midlands. northernmidlands.tas.gov.au. Northern Midlands Council. 3 January 2015.
6. Web site: CENSUS OF THE CMMONWEAL TH OF AUSTRAUA TAKEN FOR THE NIGHT BETWEEN THE 2nd and 3rd APRIL, 1911.. ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2015.
7. Web site: CENSUS 30th June, 1954 – P ART I. – ANALYSIS OF POPULATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS. ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2015.
8. Web site: Agency Details ULVERSTONE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. archives.tas.gov.au. LINC Tasmania. 3 January 2015.
9. Web site: CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. 30th June, 1947. CENSUS BULLETIN No. (C.S. No. 760.) 7735. Population in Local Government· Areas,. ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2015.