Local government areas of Tasmania

The councils of Tasmania are the 29 local administrative units of the Australian state of Tasmania. Local government areas, more generally known as councils, are the tier of government responsible for the management of local duties such as road maintenance, town planning and waste management.

Local government areas

There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania:

Towns and suburbs of local government areas

The local government areas include the following towns and suburbs, with some towns and suburbs some spanning multiple local government areas:

Break O'Day Council

Brighton Council

Central Coast Council

Central Highlands Council

Circular Head Council

City of Burnie

City of Clarence

City of Devonport

City of Glenorchy

City of Hobart

City of Launceston

Derwent Valley Council

Dorset Council

Flinders Council

George Town Council

Glamorgan Spring Bay Council

Huon Valley Council

Kentish Council

King Island Council

Kingborough Council

Latrobe Council

Meander Valley Council

Municipality of Tasman

Northern Midlands Council

Sorell Council

Southern Midlands Council

Waratah-Wynyard Council

West Coast Council

West Tamar Council

Former local government areas

Tasmania has had a number of former local government areas. In 1907, the 149 road trusts or town boards of Tasmania were reduced by mergers and amalgamations to 53 LGAs. By the time of a large scale overhaul in 1993, 46 LGAs were reduced to the present-day 29.