| Type: | lga |
| Circular Head Council | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 8117 |
| Pop Year: | 2018 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 4898 |
| Est: | 1 January 1907 |
| Seat: | Smithton |
| Mayor: | Gerard Blizzard |
| Region: | Smithton and Stanley area |
| Logo Upright: | 1.2 |
| Url: | http://www.circularhead.tas.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Braddon |
| Fedgov: | Braddon |
| Near-Nw: | King Island |
| Near-N: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
| Near-W: | Southern Ocean |
| Near-E: | Waratah-Wynyard |
| Near-Sw: | Southern Ocean |
| Near-S: | West Coast |
| Near-Se: | West Coast |
| Coordinates: | -41.0673°N 145.0122°W |
Circular Head Council is a local government body in Tasmania covering the far north-west mainland. It is classified as a rural local government area with a population of 8,066,[1] and its major towns and localities include Arthur River, Marrawah and Stanley, with Smithton being the largest and principal town. The origin of the name “Circular Head” is unknown.
Circular Head was established on 1 January 1907, the boundaries were altered in 1993 as part of a reorganisation.[2] The region includes the smaller islands immediately off the north-west tip of the state including Robbins Island, Hunter Island and Three Hummock Island.
Circular Head is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
| Name | Position[4] | Party affiliation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Blizzard | Mayor/Councillor | Independent | |||
| Anette Dawes | Deputy Mayor/Councillor | Independent | |||
| Sally Collins | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Mark Dabner | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Rodney Flowers | Councillor | Jacqui Lambie Network[5] | |||
| Steve Pilkington | Councillor | Independent | |||
| John Oldaker | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Ashley Popowski | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Tony Hine | Councillor | Independent | |||
| Locality | Population [6] | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incl. in Arthur River | |||
| Incl. in Montagu | |||
| 327 | Includes West Montagu, Broadmeadows, Mella, Sorpus | ||
| Incl. in Montagu | |||
| Incl. in Arthur River | |||
| Incl. in Arthur River | |||
| Incl. in Arthur River | |||
| Incl. in Arthur River | |||
| Incl. in Arthur River | |||
| Incl. in Arthur River | |||
| Perkins Island | Incl. in Arthur River | ||
| Incl. in Montagu | |||
| 3,935 | |||
| Incl. in Montagu | |||
| 481 | |||
| Incl. in Forest | |||
| Incl. in Mawbanna | |||
| Incl. in Mawbanna | |||
| Incl. in Mawbanna | |||
| Incl. in Hellyer | |||
| Incl. in Hellyer | |||
| 216 | |||
| Incl. in Mawbanna | |||
| 208 | Includes Montumana, Port Latta, Cowrtie Point, Black River | ||
| 590 | Includes Wiltshire | ||
| Incl. in Mengha | |||
| 300 | Includes South Forest, Alcombie | ||
| 303 | Includes Edith Creek | ||
| 287 | |||
| Incl. in Mengha | |||
| Incl. in Trowutta | |||
| Incl. in Trowutta | |||
| Incl. in Scotchtown | |||
| Incl. in Trowutta | |||
| Incl. in Rocky Cape | |||
| 302 | Includes Crayfish Creek, Edgcumbe Beach | ||
| 13 | Includes Temma | ||
| Incl. in Redpa | |||
| Incl. in Redpa | |||
| Togari | Incl. in Redpa | ||
| 343 | Includes Togari, Brittons Swamp, Christmas Hills | ||
| Incl. in Arthur River | |||
| 371 | Includes Woolnorth, Hunter Island, Three Hammock Island, Trefoil Island, Walker Island, Robbins Island, Kangaroo Island, Marrawah, Nelson Bay | ||
| Incl. in Arthur River | |||
| Incl. in Westcoast | |||
| 297 | Includes Lileah, Nabageena, Roger River | ||
| Total | 7,973 | ||
| 4 | Variance | ||
| Local government total | 7,977 | Gazetted Central Coast local government area |