Northern Midlands Council
Local government area in Tasmania, Australia
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Northern Midlands Council is a local government body in Tasmania, extending south of Launceston into the northern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Northern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 13,300,[2] the major population centres and localities of the region include Campbell Town, Evandale, Longford, and Perth.
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 Interactive map of Northern Midlands Council | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 41.8402°S 147.4609°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Northern midlands | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2 April 1993[1] | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Longford | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Mary Knowles | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 5,135 km2 (1,983 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Northern Midlands Council | ||||||||||||
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History and attributes
Localities
| Locality | Census population 2011 | Reason |
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| Evandale | 1402 | |
| Longford | 3756 | Includes Bishopsbourne, Toiberry, Wilmores Lane, Pateena, Illawarra |
| Campbell Town | 994 | |
| Perth | 2635 * | * Missing from ABS |
| Bishopsbourne | Incl. in Longford | |
| Toiberry | Incl. in Longford | |
| Wilmores Lane | Incl. in Longford | |
| Pateena | Incl. in Longford | |
| Breadalbane | Incl. in Western Junction | |
| Devon Hills | 476 | |
| Western Junction | 298 | Includes Breadalbane |
| Clarendon | Incl. in Conara | |
| Deddington | 77 | Includes Blessington,English Town |
| Nile | Incl. in Conara | |
| Blessington | Incl. in Deddington | |
| English Town | Incl. in Deddington | |
| Storys Creek | Incl. in Avoca | |
| Rossarden | Incl. in Avoca | |
| Avoca | 300 | Includes Storys Creek, Rossarden, Royal George, LLewellyn, Frodberry (Break O'Day Council) |
| Royal George | Incl. in Avoca | |
| Lake Leake | ||
| Tooms Lake | Incl. in Ross | |
| Ross | 423 | Includes Tooms Lake, Auburn |
| Auburn | Incl. in Ross | |
| Delmont | Incl. in Cressy | |
| Poatina | Incl. in Cressy | |
| Blackwwod Creek | Incl. in Cressy | |
| Cressy | 1403 | Includes Delmont, Poatina, Blackwood Creek, Millers Bluff |
| Epping Forest | Incl. in Conara | |
| Conara | 484 | Includes Epping Forest, Cleveland, Clarendon, Nile, Powrana, Barton |
| Cleveland | Incl. in Conara | |
| LLewellyn | Incl. in Avoca | |
| Tunbridge | Incl. in Ross | |
| Powranna | Incl. in Conara | |
| Barton | Incl. in Conara | |
| Millers Bluff | Incl. in Cressy | |
| Illawarra | Incl. in Longford | |
| Total | 12,228 | |
| Local government total | 12,228 | Gazetted Northern Midlands local government area |
