| Type: | lga |
| Kentish Council | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 6324 |
| Pop Year: | 2018 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 1156 |
| Est: | 1 January 1907 |
| Seat: | Sheffield |
| Mayor: | Kate Haberle |
| Region: | Sheffield and Cradle Mountain area |
| Url: | http://www.kentish.tas.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Lyons |
| Fedgov: | Lyons |
| Near-Nw: | Central Coast |
| Near-N: | Devonport |
| Near-Ne: | Latrobe |
| Near-W: | Waratah-Wynyard |
| Near-E: | Meander Valley |
| Near-Sw: | West Coast |
| Near-S: | Meander Valley |
| Near-Se: | Meander Valley |
| Coordinates: | -41.4539°N 146.1837°W |
Kentish Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state, to the south and inland from Devonport. Kentish is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,324,[1] the major towns of the municipality are Sheffield, Railton and Wilmot.
The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine through to Tasmania's north west coast. Kentish's last name has remained as the name of the area. The municipality was established on 1 January 1907.[2] Kentish is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
The area is a high-tourism region. Attractions include Cradle Mountain, Lake Barrington and the mural town of Sheffield.
| Name | Position[4] | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Haberle | Mayor | ||||
| Penny Lane | Deputy Mayor | ||||
| Phillip Richards | Councillor | ||||
| Rodney Blenkhorn | Councillor | ||||
| Phil Dickinson | Councillor | ||||
| Linda Cassidy | Councillor | ||||
| Simone Haigh | Councillor | ||||
| Don Thwaites | Councillor | ||||
| Terry Hughes | Councillor | ||||
Data from the Australian 2016 census:[5]
| Suburb | Census population 2016 | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Hills | 623 | |
| Lower Barrington | 238 | |
| Barrington | 197 | |
| Nook | 188 | |
| Sheffield | 1,552 | Includes Kentish |
| Lower Wilmot | 115 | |
| Wilmot | 298 | Includes Narrawa |
| Narrawa | Incl. in Wilmot | |
| Dulverton | Incl. Railton | |
| Railton | 997 | Includes Dulverton |
| Sunnyside | 104 | |
| Stoodley | 48 | |
| Beulah | 79 | |
| Lower Beulah | 55 | |
| Paradise | 112 | |
| Claude Road | 257 | |
| Kentish | Incl. in Sheffield | |
| West Kentish | 165 | |
| Gowrie Park | 32 | |
| Roland | 83 | |
| Mount Roland | 0 | |
| Lorinna | 77 | |
| Middlesex | 4 | |
| Moina | 31 | |
| Cethana | 0 | |
| Erriba | 47 | |
| Staverton | 88 | |
| Promised Land | 44 | |
| Nowhere Else | 40 | |
| Total | 5,474 | |
| 654 | Variance | |
| Local government total | 6,128 | Gazetted Kentish local government area |