Devonport City Council (or City of Devonport) is a local government body located in the city and surrounds of Devonport in northern Tasmania. The Devonport local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 25,415,[1] which also encompasses Lillico, Tugrah and part of Spreyton.
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 Map showing the Devonport local government area. | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°12′28″S 146°18′49″E / 41.2078°S 146.3137°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 25,415 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 229.0/km2 (593.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1907[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 111 km2 (42.9 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Alison Jarman | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Devonport | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Devonport and surrounds | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Devonport City Council | ||||||||||||||
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History and attributes
editThe Devonport municipality was established on 1 January 1907, becoming a city council on 1 January 1981.[2][3] Devonport was proclaimed a city by Charles, Prince of Wales on 21 April 1981, in a ceremony conducted on the Devonport Oval. The city motto is The City with Spirit, this gives reference to it being the home base for the passenger ferry ships Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania II.
Devonport is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[4]
Council
editCurrent composition
edit| Name | Position[5] | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Jarman | Mayor / Councillor | Independent | |
| Stacey Sheehan | Deputy Mayor / Councillor | Liberal | |
| Gerard Enniss | Councillor | Independent | |
| Peter Hollister | Councillor | Independent | |
| Steve Martin | Councillor | Nationals | |
| Alison Moore | Councillor | Independent | |
| Leigh Murphy | Councillor | Liberal | |
| Damien Viney | Councillor | Independent | |
| Janene Wilczynski | Councillor | Independent | |
2022 election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent National | Steve Martin (elected) | 3,093 | 20.42 | ||
| Independent | Alison Jarman (elected) | 2,461 | 16.25 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Leigh Murphy (elected) | 1,548 | 10.22 | ||
| Independent | Gerard Enniss (elected) | 1,503 | 9.92 | ||
| Independent | Damien Viney (elected) | 1,203 | 7.94 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Stacey Sheehan (elected) | 1,024 | 6.76 | ||
| Independent | Alison Moore (elected) | 932 | 6.15 | ||
| Independent | Peter Hollister (elected) | 885 | 5.84 | ||
| Independent | Janene Wilczynski (elected) | 848 | 5.60 | ||
| Greens | Tammy Milne | 673 | 4.44 | ||
| Greens | Petra Wildren | 532 | 3.51 | ||
| Independent | Kent Townsend | 446 | 2.94 | ||
| Total formal votes | 15,148 | 95.95 | |||
| Informal votes | 640 | 4.05 | |||
| Turnout | 15,788 | 79.62 | |||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Independent | 8,278 | 54.65 | |||
| Independent National | 3,093 | 20.42 | |||
| Independent Liberal | 2,572 | 16.98 | |||
| Greens | 1,205 | 7.95 | |||
Suburbs
edit| Suburb | Census population 2016[9] | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 229 | |
| Ambleside | 663 | |
| Coles Beach | Incl. in Devonport | |
| Devonport | 13,759 | Includes Coles Beach, Highfield, Hillcrest |
| Don | 643 | |
| East Devonport | 4,053 | Includes Pardoe Downs, Rannoch, Pannorama Heights |
| Eugenana | 203 | |
| Forthside | 81 | |
| Highfield | Incl. in Devonport | |
| Hillcrest | Incl. in Devonport | |
| Lillico | 25 | |
| Melrose | 102 | |
| Miandetta | 1,852 | |
| Pardoe Downs | Incl. in East Devonport | |
| Pannorama Heights | Incl. in East Devonport | |
| Quoiba | 427 | |
| Rannoch | Incl. in East Devonport | |
| Spreyton | 1,669 | |
| Stony Rise | 643 | |
| Paloona | ||
| Tugrah | 366 | |
| Total | 24,715 | |
| (19) | Variance | |
| Local government total | 24,696 | Gazetted Devonport local government area |
Not in above List
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Agency Details: Devonport Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Agency Details: Devonport City Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Elected Council – Devonport City Council". devonport.tas.gov.au. Devonport City Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Devonport City Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "TasWeekend: Braddon voters put pollies on notice". The Mercury.
- ^ "Local government candidate garner Greens endorsements". The Advocate.
- ^ Devonport City Council (28 October 2005). "City of Devonport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.