| Type: | lga |
| Northern Midlands Council | |
| State: | tas |
| Area: | 5135 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Est: | 2 April 1993 |
| Seat: | Longford |
| Mayor: | Mary Knowles |
| Region: | Northern midlands |
| Url: | http://www.northernmidlands.tas.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Lyons |
| Fedgov: | Lyons |
| Near-Nw: | Meander Valley |
| Near-N: | Launceston |
| Near-Ne: | Break O'Day |
| Near-W: | Central Highlands |
| Near-E: | Glamorgan Spring Bay |
| Near-Sw: | Central Highlands |
| Near-S: | Southern Midlands |
| Near-Se: | Glamorgan Spring Bay |
| Coordinates: | -41.8402°N 147.4609°W |
Northern Midlands Council is a local government body in Tasmania, extending south of Launceston into the northern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Northern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 13,300,[1] the major population centres and localities of the region include Campbell Town, Evandale, Longford, and Perth.
On 2 April 1993, the municipalities of Campbell Town, Evandale, Fingal, Longford and Ross were amalgamated to form the Northern Midlands Council.[2] Northern Midlands is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
| Locality | Census population 2011 | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Evandale | 1402 | |
| Longford | 3756 | Includes Bishopsbourne, Toiberry, Wilmores Lane, Pateena, Illawarra |
| Campbell Town | 994 | |
| Perth | 2635 * |
|
| Bishopsbourne | Incl. in Longford | |
| Toiberry | Incl. in Longford | |
| Wilmores Lane | Incl. in Longford | |
| Pateena | Incl. in Longford | |
| Breadalbane | Incl. in Western Junction | |
| Devon Hills | 476 | |
| Western Junction | 298 | Includes Breadalbane |
| Clarendon | Incl. in Conara | |
| Deddington | 77 | Includes Blessington,English Town |
| Nile | Incl. in Conara | |
| Blessington | Incl. in Deddington | |
| English Town | Incl. in Deddington | |
| Storys Creek | Incl. in Avoca | |
| Rossarden | Incl. in Avoca | |
| Avoca | 300 | Includes Storys Creek, Rossarden, Royal George, LLewellyn, Frodberry (Break O'Day Council) |
| Royal George | Incl. in Avoca | |
| Lake Leake | ||
| Tooms Lake | Incl. in Ross | |
| Ross | 423 | Includes Tooms Lake, Auburn |
| Auburn | Incl. in Ross | |
| Delmont | Incl. in Cressy | |
| Poatina | Incl. in Cressy | |
| Blackwwod Creek | Incl. in Cressy | |
| Cressy | 1403 | Includes Delmont, Poatina, Blackwood Creek, Millers Bluff |
| Epping Forest | Incl. in Conara | |
| Conara | 484 | Includes Epping Forest, Cleveland, Clarendon, Nile, Powrana, Barton |
| Cleveland | Incl. in Conara | |
| LLewellyn | Incl. in Avoca | |
| Tunbridge | Incl. in Ross | |
| Powranna | Incl. in Conara | |
| Barton | Incl. in Conara | |
| Millers Bluff | Incl. in Cressy | |
| Illawarra | Incl. in Longford | |
| Total | 12,228 | |
| Local government total | 12,228 | Gazetted Northern Midlands local government area |