Former local government areas of Tasmania

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

Map of Local Government Areas in 1907 under the Local Government Act 1906.

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]

List of Former Local Government Areas

The list below is incomplete:

Local government area	Seat of council	Date established	Date abolished	Amalgamated into	Now a part of	Type	Notes	Ref
Municipality of Beaconsfield	Beaconsfield					Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Bothwell	Bothwell					Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Bruni					Kingborough Council	Municipality	Covered all of Bruni Island (now spelt Bruny).	[3]
Municipality of Campbell Town	Campbell Town		2 April 1993	Northern Midlands Council	Northern Midlands Council	Municipality		[4]
Municipality of Deloraine	Deloraine		2 April 1993	Meander Valley Council	Meander Valley Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Esperance			1993	Huon Valley Council	Huon Valley Council	Municipality		[2][5]
Municipality of Evandale	Evandale			Northern Midlands Council	Northern Midlands Council City of Launceston	Municipality		[4]
Municipality of Fingal	Fingal	5 January 1863	2 April 1993	Portland-Fingal Northern Midlands Council	Break O'Day Council Northern Midlands Council	Municipality	Part of the municipality was combined with Portland to create Portland-Fingal and the remainder was amalgamated into Northern Midlands Council. Portland-Fingal was renamed Break O'Day Council.	[6][7][8]
Municipality of Glamorgan	Swansea	1860	April 1993	Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council	Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council	Municipality
Municipality of Gormanston	Gormanston	1907	1986	Lyell Municipal Council	West Coast Council	Municipality		[2][9]
Municipality of Green Ponds	Green Ponds		2 April 1993	Southern Midlands Council	Southern Midlands Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Hamilton	Hamilton			Central Highlands Council	Central Highlands Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Huon				Huon Valley Council	Huon Valley Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Lilydale	Lilydale		1985	City of Launceston	City of Launceston	Municipality		[2][9]
Municipality of Longford	Longford		2 April 1993	Northern Midlands Council	Northern Midlands Council	Municipality		[4]
Municipality of Lyell		1986	1993	West Coast Council	West Coast Council	Municipality
Municipality of Oatlands	Oatlands		2 April 1993	Southern Midlands Council	Southern Midlands Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Penguin	Penguin	1907	1993	Central Coast Council	Central Coast Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Port Cygnet	Cygnet		1993	Huon Valley Council	Huon Valley Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Portland	Portland		2 April 1993	Portland-Fingal	Break O'Day Council	Municipality		[6]
Municipality of Queenborough					City of Hobart?	Municipality		[10]
Municipality of Queenstown	Queenstown	1907	1986	Lyell Municipal Council	West Coast Council	Municipality		[11][9]
Municipality of Richmond	Richmond		1993	City of Clarence	City of Clarence	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Ringarooma	Ringarooma		2 April 1993	Dorset Council	Dorset Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Ross			2 April 1993	Northern Midlands Council	Northern Midlands Council	Municipality		[4]
Municipality of Scottsdale	Scottsdale		2 April 1993	Dorset Council	Dorset Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of St Leonards	St Leonards		1985	City of Launceston	City of Launceston	Municipality		[2][9]
Municipality of Spring Bay	Triabunna	10 September 1860	1993	Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council	Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council	Municipality
Municipality of Strahan	Strahan	1907	1993	West Coast Council	West Coast Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Ulverstone	Ulverstone		2 April 1993	Central Coast Council	Central Coast Council	Municipality	(formerly Municipality of Leven)	[2][12]
Municipality of Waratah	Waratah		2 April 1993	Waratah-Wynyard Council	Waratah-Wynyard Council	Municipality	Previously called Table Cape	[2]
Municipality of Wynyard	Wynyard		2 April 1993	Waratah-Wynyard Council	Waratah-Wynyard Council	Municipality	(formerly called Table Cape Council)	[2][13]
Municipality of Westbury	Westbury		2 April 1993	Meander Valley Council	Meander Valley Council	Municipality		[2]
Municipality of Zeehan	Zeehan	1907	1993	West Coast Council	West Coast Council	Municipality		[2]

Renamed Local Government Areas

The list below is incomplete:

Starting name	Seat of council	Starting name since	Date name changed	Renamed to	Now a part of	Notes	Ref
Municipality of Emu Bay	Burnie	6 January 1908	1931	Municipality of Burnie	City of Burnie	Name of the municipality was changed from Emu Bay to Burnie (the principal town) following a petition from residents. Burnie became a city in 1988.	[14]
Municipality of New Norfolk	New Norfolk	17 March 1863	2 April 1994	Derwent Valley Council	Derwent Valley Council		[15][2]
Municipality of Burnie	Burnie	1931	1988	City of Burnie	City of Burnie	Elevated to city.	[14]
Portland-Fingal				Break O'Day Council	Break O'Day Council

See also

• Australia portal

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