Kentish Council

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.

Kentish Council Tasmania
Map showing the Kentish local government area.
Coordinates	41.4539°S 146.1837°E / -41.4539; 146.1837
Population	6,324 (2018)[1]
• Density	5.4706/km2 (14.169/sq mi)
Established	1 January 1907[2]
Area	1,156 km2 (446.3 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Kate Haberle
Council seat	Sheffield
Region	Sheffield and Cradle Mountain area
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
Website	Kentish Council
LGAs around Kentish Council: Central Coast Devonport Latrobe Waratah-Wynyard Kentish Council Meander Valley West Coast Meander Valley Meander Valley

History and attributes

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.

Current composition

Name	Position[4]	Party
Kate Haberle	Mayor		Independent
Penny Lane	Deputy Mayor		Independent
Phillip Richards	Councillor		Independent
Rodney Blenkhorn	Councillor		Independent
Phil Dickinson	Councillor		Independent
Linda Cassidy	Councillor		Independent
Simone Haigh	Councillor		Independent
Don Thwaites	Councillor		Independent
Terry Hughes	Councillor		Independent

Suburbs

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

Missing from above list

• Cradle Mountain
• Kimberley
• Latrobe
• Liena
• Melrose
• Merseylea
• Mersey Forest
• Paloona
• South Nietta
• South Spreyton
• Weegena
• West Coast

See also

• List of local government areas of Tasmania