Central Coast Council (Tasmania)


Central Coast Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state between Burnie and Devonport. Central Coast is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 22,760, Ulverstone and Penguin are the two primary towns of the region.
WWW centralcoast.tas.gov.au

History and attributes

The Central Coast Council was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Penguin and Ulverstone municipalities.
Central Coast is classified as urban, regional and small under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.
The municipal boundaries are the Blythe River in the west, Braddons Lookout Road in the east and Black Bluff in the south. The Central Coast includes the tourist destinations Leven Canyon and Black Bluff, as well as a number of rural areas such as Upper Castra.

Localities

LocalityCensus population 2016Census population 2021Reason
Blythe HeadsIncl. in Heybridge
Heybridge430339Includes Blythe Heads
Howth5461
Sulphur Creek629631
Preservation Bay74100
Penguin38494132Includes Carmantown
Cuprona120140
West Pine138142
CarmantownIncl. in Penguin
West Ulverstone41914515
Ulverstone64656653
Turners Beach17151966
Camena2624
Leith415504
Forth711738
Kindred234214
Upper Castra7785
Castra5141
Nietta6463
South Nietta9N/A
[South Preston, Tasmania|Preston, Tasmania|South Preston]721
Preston150149Includes Warringa
Loongana2016
Loyetea2520
HekaIncl. in Gunns Plains
WarringaIncl. in Preston
Gunns Plains171195Includes Heka
Riana326313
South Riana214214
Sprent138160
Spalford5955
Abbotsham9589
Gawler622703
North Motton405425
Total21,48422,708
Variance
Local government total21,36222,760Gazetted Central Coast local government area

Not in above list