| Type: | lga |
| Latrobe Council | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 11329 |
| Pop Year: | 2018 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area: | 601 |
| Est: | 1 January 1907 |
| Seat: | Latrobe |
| Mayor: | Peter Freshney |
| Region: | North West Tasmania |
| Logo Upright: | 1.2 |
| Url: | http://www.latrobe.tas.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Braddon |
| Fedgov: | Braddon |
| Near-Nw: | Bass Strait |
| Near-N: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
| Near-W: | Devonport |
| Near-E: | West Tamar |
| Near-Sw: | Kentish |
| Near-S: | Meander Valley |
| Near-Se: | Meander Valley |
| Coordinates: | -41.2413°N 146.5598°W |
Latrobe Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north of the state, east of Devonport. The Latrobe local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 11,329,[1] it encompasses the principal town, Latrobe, and the nearby localities including Port Sorell, Sassafras and Wesley Vale.
The Latrobe municipality was established on 1 January 1907.[2] Latrobe is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[3]
| Name | Position[4] | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Freshney | Mayor | ||||
| Vonette Mead | Deputy Mayor | ||||
| Gerrad Wicks | Councillor | ||||
| Graeme Brown | Councillor | ||||
| Garry Sims | Councillor | ||||
| Jacki Martin | Councillor | ||||
| David Fidler | Councillor | ||||
| Claudia Baldock | Councillor | ||||
| Summer Metske | Councillor | ||||
| Suburb | Census population 2016 | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Wesley Vale | 443 | |
| Northdown | 221 | |
| Hawley Beach | 483 | |
| Shearwater | 1,764 | |
| Port Sorell | 2,022 | |
| Squeaking Point | 223 | |
| Thirlstane | 94 | |
| Bakers Beach | 60 | |
| Merseylea | 56 | |
| Sassafras | 347 | |
| Harford | 74 | |
| Moriarty | 223 | |
| Latrobe | 4,169 | |
| Tarleton | 380 | |
| Total | 10,559 | |
| 140 | Variance | |
| Local government total | 10,699 | Gazetted Central Coast local government area |