Type: | lga |
Brighton Council | |
State: | tas |
Area: | 171 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Est: | 1 January 1863 |
Seat: | Brighton |
Mayor: | Leigh Gray |
Region: | Brighton/Bridgewater |
Url: | http://www.brighton.tas.gov.au |
Stategov: | Lyons |
Fedgov: | Lyons |
Near-Nw: | Southern Midlands |
Near-N: | Southern Midlands |
Near-Ne: | Southern Midlands |
Near-W: | Derwent Valley |
Near-E: | Clarence |
Near-Sw: | Derwent Valley |
Near-S: | Glenorchy |
Near-Se: | Clarence |
Coordinates: | -42.7195°N 147.2602°W |
Brighton Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state, north of Hobart. The Brighton local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 18,995,[1] it is based in the town of Brighton but also covers the far northern Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Honeywood and Old Beach.
The municipality was established on 1 January 1863. Its boundaries were substantially altered during a later reorganisation and a portion of the municipality became part of the Southern Midlands.[2]
Brighton is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
Name | Position[4] | Party affiliation | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leigh Gray | Mayor/Councillor | Independent | |||
Barbara Curran | Deputy Mayor/Councillor | Independent | |||
Aaron De La Torre | Councillor | Labor | |||
Peter Geard | Councillor | Independent | |||
Greg Irons | Councillor | Independent | |||
John McMaster | Councillor | Independent | |||
Tennille Murtagh | Councillor | One Nation | |||
Phillip Owen | Councillor | Independent | |||
Michael Whelan | Councillor | Independent |
Suburb | Census Population 2021 | Reason |
---|---|---|
Brighton | 4,983 | |
Bridgewater | 4,592 | Includes Green Point |
Green Point | Inc. in Bridgewater | |
Gagebrook | 1,572 | |
Honeywood | 535 | |
Herdsmans Cove | 1,199 | |
Milvale | Incl. in Dromedary | |
Dromedary | 856 | Includes Milvale |
Old Beach | 4,394 | |
Tea Tree | 464 | Part |
Pontville | 675 | Part |
Total | 19,585 | |
590 | Variance | |
Local government total | 18,995 | Gazetted Brighton Government Area |