Kingborough Council
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Kingborough Council is a local government body in Tasmania, and one of the five municipalities that constitutes the Greater Hobart Area. Kingborough is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 37,734,[1] it covers the transition from the southern urban areas of Hobart through Kingston, as well as encompassing Bruny Island.
Etymology
The origin of Kingborough Council is a simple derivation from the name of the main town. The name Kingston was suggested by Mr Lucas in 1851, and the area had been known as Brown's River before then. Why he suggested this name is unknown. Mr Lucas' parents had been raised in England near New Kingston, they had come from Norfolk Island where the capital was Kingston or it might have been named after the Governor of New Norfolk Philip Gidley King.[3]
History
Europeans settled in the Kingborough Council's district in 1808 at Brown's River (Promenalinah), named after
Kingston was proclaimed a town in 1851. The town's name was suggested by the then Police Magistrate, a member of the Lucas family. By 1890 Kingston had a population of 249. When proclaimed on 20 August 1907, the Kingborough Municipality comprised 3 wards: Kingston, Margate and Longley. On 2 April 1993 Kingborough absorbed the former municipality of Bruny.[2]
In 1877 Keen's Curry was invented in the municipality.[3]
The area developed as a holiday area, especially the suburbs of
Current composition
Name | Position[7] |
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Paula Wriedt | Mayor |
Clare Glade-Wright | Deputy Mayor |
Aldo Antolli | Councillor |
David Bain | Councillor |
Gideon Cordover | Councillor |
Kasper Deane | Councillor |
Flora Fox | Councillor |
Amanda Midgley | Councillor |
Mark Richardson | Councillor |
Christian Street | Councillor |
Demographics
Localities and smaller towns of the region include Taroona, Kettering, Margate, Snug, Blackmans Bay and Woodbridge. Kingston is classified as urban, fringe and medium (UFM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.[8]
Localities
Hobart suburbs
• Blackmans Bay • Bonnet Hill • Howden • Huntingfield • Kingston • Kingston Beach •
Other localities
• Adventure Bay • Allens Rivulet • Alonnah • Apollo Bay • Barnes Bay • Barretta • Birchs Bay • Coningham • Dennes Point • Electrona • Fern Tree • Flowerpot •
See also
- List of local government areas of Tasmania
References
- ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Agency Details: Kingborough Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. 20 August 1960. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "History". Kingborough Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Gardam, Julie (2014). Sandfly and surrounds (2nd ed.). Snug, Tasmania. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Kingborough's rich heritage revealed". heritage.tas.gov.au. Heritage Tasmania. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Snug Bushfire MemorialPrint". monumentaustralia.org.au. Monument Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Councillors |".
- ^ "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.