{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = lga | name = Kentish Council | state = tas | mapframe = yes | pop = 6324 | pop_year = 2018 | pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref> | area = 1156 | area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/> | density = | est = 1 January 1907<ref name=GovAgencyDetail/> | seat = Sheffield | mayor = Kate Haberle | region = Sheffield and Cradle Mountain area | logo = Kentish Council Logo.gif | url = http://www.kentish.tas.gov.au | stategov = Lyons | fedgov = Lyons | near-nw = Central Coast | near-n = Devonport | near-ne = Latrobe | near-w = Waratah-Wynyard | near-e = Meander Valley | near-sw = West Coast | near-s = Meander Valley | near-se = Meander Valley | coordinates = {{coord|-41.4539|146.1837|display=inline,title}} }}
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'''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,<ref name=ABSLGA/> 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.<ref name=GovAgencyDetail>{{cite web |url=http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA00116 |title=Agency Details: Kentish Municipal Council |website=search.archives.tas.gov.au |date=January 1907 |publisher=Tasmanian Government |access-date=11 June 2018}}</ref> Kentish is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://regional.gov.au/local/publications/reports/index.aspx |title=Local government national report 2014-2015 |access-date=8 June 2018 |publisher=Australian Government |website=regional.gov.au}}</ref>
The area is a high-tourism region. Attractions include Cradle Mountain, Lake Barrington and the mural town of Sheffield.
==Current composition== {| class="wikitable" ! Name ! Position<ref>{{Cite web | title=Councillors {{!}} Kentish Council | url=https://www.kentish.tas.gov.au/council/councillors | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229145159/https://www.kentish.tas.gov.au/council/councillors | access-date=2025-11-21 | archive-date=2020-02-29}}</ref> ! colspan="2" | Party |- | Kate Haberle | Mayor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- | Penny Lane | Deputy Mayor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- | Phillip Richards | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- | Rodney Blenkhorn | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- | Phil Dickinson | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- | Linda Cassidy | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- | Simone Haigh | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- | Don Thwaites | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |- | Terry Hughes | Councillor | {{Australian party style|Independent}} | | {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |}
==Suburbs== Data from the Australian 2016 census:<ref name="Central Coast Suburbs and Surrounding Districts" >{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA63210?opendocument220|title=2016 Census QuickStats|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|access-date=22 July 2017}}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !Suburb!!Census population 2016!!Reason |- |Acacia Hills |623 | |- |Lower Barrington |238 | |- |Barrington |197 | |- |Nook |188 | |- |Sheffield |1,552 |Includes Kentish |- |Lower Wilmot |115 | |- |Wilmot |298 |Includes Narrawa |- |Narrawa | |Incl. in Wilmot |- |Dulverton | |Incl. Railton |- |Railton |997 |Includes Dulverton |- |Sunnyside |104 | |- |Stoodley |48 | |- |Beulah |79 | |- |Lower Beulah |55 | |- |Paradise |112 | |- |Claude Road |257 | |- |Kentish | |Incl. in Sheffield |- |West Kentish |165 | |- |Gowrie Park |32 | |- |Roland |83 | |- |Mount Roland |0 | |- |Lorinna |77 | |- |Middlesex |4 | |- |Moina |31 | |- |Cethana |0 | |- |Erriba |47 | |- |Staverton |88 | |- |Promised Land |44 | |- |Nowhere Else |40 | |- |'''Total''' |5,474 | |- | |654 |Variance |- |'''Local government total''' |6,128 |Gazetted Kentish local government area |- |}
===Missing from above list=== * Cradle Mountain * Kimberley * Latrobe * Liena * Melrose * Merseylea * Mersey Forest * Paloona * South Nietta * South Spreyton * Weegena * West Coast
==See also== *List of local government areas of Tasmania
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.kentish.tas.gov.au Kentish Council official website] *[http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx Local Government Association Tasmania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140454/http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx |date=22 June 2018 }} *[https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Local_Government_Elections/index.html Tasmanian Electoral Commission - local government]
{{Local Government Areas of Tasmania}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Kentish Council Category:Local government areas of Tasmania