| Type: | lga |
| George Town Council | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 6931 |
| Pop Year: | 2018 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 653 |
| Est: | 1 January 1907 |
| Seat: | George Town |
| Mayor: | Greg Kieser |
| Region: | East Tamar Valley |
| Url: | http://www.georgetown.tas.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Bass |
| Fedgov: | Bass |
| Near-Nw: | Bass Strait |
| Near-N: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
| Near-W: | West Tamar |
| Near-E: | Dorset |
| Near-Sw: | West Tamar |
| Near-S: | Launceston |
| Near-Se: | Launceston |
| Coordinates: | -41.1018°N 147.0251°W |
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.
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] | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Kieser | Mayor | ||||
| Greg Dawson | Deputy Mayor | ||||
| Winston Archer | Councillor | ||||
| Heather Ashley | Councillor | ||||
| Heather Barwick | Councillor | ||||
| Tim Harris | Councillor | ||||
| Simone Lowe | Councillor | ||||
| Winston Mason | Councillor | ||||
| Jason Orr | Councillor | ||||
| 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 |