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, the major towns of the municipality are Sheffield, Railton and Wilmot.

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. Kentish is classified as rural, agricultural and large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.
The area is a high-tourism region. Attractions include Cradle Mountain, Lake Barrington and the mural town of Sheffield.

Current composition

Suburbs

Data from the Australian 2016 census:
SuburbCensus population 2016Reason
Acacia Hills623
Lower Barrington238
Barrington197
Nook188
Sheffield1,552Includes Kentish
Lower Wilmot115
Wilmot298Includes Narrawa
NarrawaIncl. in Wilmot
DulvertonIncl. Railton
Railton997Includes Dulverton
Sunnyside104
Stoodley48
Beulah79
Lower Beulah55
Paradise112
Claude Road257
KentishIncl. in Sheffield
West Kentish165
Gowrie Park32
Roland83
Mount Roland0
Lorinna77
Middlesex4
Moina31
Cethana0
Erriba47
Staverton88
Promised Land44
Nowhere Else40
Total5,474
654Variance
Local government total6,128Gazetted Kentish local government area

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