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 21,904, Ulverstone and Penguin are the two primary towns of the region.

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.

Government

Localities

LocalityCensus population 2016Reason
Blthye HeadsIncl. in Heybridge
Heybridge430Includes Blythe Heads
Howth54
Sulphur Creek629
Preservation Bay74
Penguin3849Includes Carmantown
Cuprona120
West Pine138
CarmantownIncl. in Penguin
West Ulverstone4191
Ulverstone6465
Turners Beach1715
Camena26
Leith415
Forth711
Kindred234
Upper Castra77
Castra51
Nietta64
South Nietta9
South Preston7
Preston150Includes Warringa
Loongana20
Loyetea25
HekaIncl. in Gunns Plains
WarringaIncl. in Preston
Gunns Plains171Includes Heka
Riana326
South Riana214
Sprent138
Spalford59
Abbotsham95
Gawler622
North Motton405
Total21,484
Variance
Local government total21,362Gazetted Central Coast Local Government Area