West Tamar Council


West Tamar Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated along the western side of the Tamar River in the north of the state. West Tamar is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 23,769, it extends from the outer reaches of north-west Launceston and includes the towns and localities of Beaconsfield, Beauty Point and Legana.

History and attributes

The municipality was established on 2 April 1993, after the boundaries of the Beaconsfield municipality were extended and its name changed to West Tamar. West Tamar is classified as urban, fringe and small under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.
The municipal area starts with the Launceston suburb of Riverside in the south; the satellite suburb of Legana; the towns of Exeter, Beaconsfield and Beauty Point, all the way up to the beach resort town of Greens Beach at the mouth of the Tamar River.

Suburbs

SuburbCensus population 2016Reason
Badger Head41
York Town72
Greens Beach209
Kelso146
Clarence Point226
IlfravilleIncl. in Beauty Point
Beauty Point1222Includes Ilfraville
Beaconsfield1298
Rowella170
Kayena219Includes Richmond Hill
Richmond HillIncl. in Kayena
Sidmouth394
Deviot337
Robygana111
Swan Point282
Loira160
Gravelly Beach567
Exeter633
Blackwall270
Lanena320
Rosevears352
Grindelwald965
Legana4029Includes Danbury Park
Danbury ParkIncl. in Legana
Riverside6424
Bridgenorth373
Notley Hills46
Glengarry525
Frankford176
Winkleigh203
Holwell65
Flowery Gully87
Total19,992
2726Variance
Local government total22,718Gazetted West Tamar Local Government Area

Not in above list