Kingborough Council

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.

Kingborough Council
Tasmania
Map showing the Kingborough local government area.
Coordinates43.1932°S 147.2632°E / -43.1932; 147.2632
Population37,734 (2018)[1]
 • Density52.4/km2 (135.7/sq mi)
Established20 August 1907[2]
Area720 km2 (278.0 sq mi)[1]
MayorPaula Wriedt
Council seatKingston
RegionKingston and Channel
State electorate(s)Franklin, Clark
Federal division(s)Franklin, Clark
WebsiteKingborough Council
LGAs around Kingborough Council:
Glenorchy Hobart Hobart
Huon Valley Kingborough Council Storm Bay
Huon Valley Southern Ocean Southern Ocean
Map showing Kingborough LGA in Tasmania

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 Robert Brown, botanist in 1804. The town and district were both known as Brown's River during the earliest periods of settlement. The Lucas family settled the area and built The Red House, a prominent mansion which is now Kingston Golf Club. Early Kingston developed primarily around The Red House. Development of Kingborough was slow and the first post office opened only in the 1840s. The first road to Hobart, Proctors Road, was opened in 1835.[3]

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 Kingston Beach and Blackmans Bay. Margate and Kettering operated fishing fleets and Taroona created had a manufacturing industry, primarily through Taroona Shot Tower.[3] Sandfly became a centre for small fruits and apple orcharding.[4] The decline of the apple industry progresses during the 1960s, but the industry collapsed entirely following the 1967 Tasmanian fires, when much of the municipality was devastated[5] and most orchards burnt down.[3] A memorial to the 62 fatalities of the fire was constructed in Snug following the fire, where 80 of the towns 120 buildings burned[6] and a permanent exhibition is present at the Channel Heritage Centre.

Current composition
Name Position[7] Party
Paula Wriedt Mayor Independent
Clare Glade-Wright Deputy Mayor Kingborough Thrives
Aldo Antolli Councillor Liberal
David Bain Councillor Independent
Gideon Cordover Councillor Greens
Kasper Deane Councillor Labor
Flora Fox Councillor Independent
Amanda Midgley Councillor Greens
Mark Richardson Councillor Independent
Christian Street Councillor Liberal

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 • Taroona

Other localities

• Adventure Bay • Allens Rivulet • Alonnah • Apollo Bay • Barnes Bay • Barretta • Birchs Bay • Coningham • Dennes Point • Electrona • Fern Tree • Flowerpot • Garden Island Creek • Gordon • Great Bay • Kaoota • Kettering • Killora • Leslie Vale • Longley • Lower Longley • Lower Snug • Lunawanna • Margate • Middleton • Mount Nelson • Neika • North Bruny • Oyster Cove • Pelverata • Sandfly • Simpsons Bay • Snug • South Bruny • Tinderbox • Wellington Park • Woodbridge

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Agency Details: Kingborough Municipal Council". search.archives.tas.gov.au. Tasmanian Government. 20 August 1960. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. "History". Kingborough Council. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. Gardam, Julie (2014). Sandfly and surrounds (2nd ed.). Snug, Tasmania. Retrieved 1 August 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. "Kingborough's rich heritage revealed". heritage.tas.gov.au. Heritage Tasmania. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. "Snug Bushfire MemorialPrint". monumentaustralia.org.au. Monument Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. "Councillors |".
  8. "Local government national report 2014-2015". regional.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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