City Of Launceston

The Launceston local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 77,363, which also encompasses the localities including Lilydale, Targa and through to Swan Bay on the eastern side of the Tamar River. Launceston has a population growth rate of less than 1%

Launceston City Council Tasmania
Map showing the Launceston local government area
Coordinates	41°21′38″S 147°18′16″E / 41.3605°S 147.3044°E / -41.3605; 147.3044
Population	70,055 (2021)
• Density	49.544/km2 (128.32/sq mi)
Established	1 January 1853
Area	1,414 km2 (545.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Matthew Garwood
Council seat	Launceston
Region	Launceston and surrounds
State electorate(s)	Bass Lyons
Federal division(s)	Bass Lyons
Website	Launceston City Council
LGAs around Launceston City Council: West Tamar George Town Dorset West Tamar Launceston City Council Break O'Day Meander Valley Northern Midlands Northern Midlands

The current Mayor is Matthew Garwood, elected in 2023.

Launceston is classified as urban, regional and medium (URM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. The population at the 2016 Census was over 65,000, making Launceston the most populous of the 29 local government areas in Tasmania.

The municipality logo features the now extinct Tasmanian tiger, an indigenous marsupial that used to be prevalent in the Launceston district.

History

Launceston was first declared as a municipality in 1853 and declared a city in 1888. Its original boundaries have long since been redefined and the area now known as the City of Launceston includes parts of the former Lilydale, St Leonard's, Evandale and Westbury Municipalities. In the 1890s, the municipality grew to include Galvin Town (South Launceston) and in 1906 to include the northern suburbs of Invermay, Mowbray and Trevallyn. This has produced a local government area that overlaps its similarly named city, rather than either being contained by or encompassing it.

Women were ineligible to stand for election to the Launceston City Council until 1945, despite being granted the same rights at federal and state level in 1902 and 1921, respectively.

Suburbs of the city of Launceston

•Dilston •East Launceston •Invermay •Kings Meadows •Launceston •Mayfield •Mowbray •Newnham •Newstead •Norwood •Prospect •Punchbowl •Ravenswood •Rocherlea •South Launceston •St Leonards •Summerhill •Trevallyn •Waverley •West Launceston •Youngtown

Localities other than suburbs

•Bangor •Blessington •Burns Creek •Golconda •Karoola •Lalla •Lebrina •Lilydale •Lower Turners Marsh •Mount Direction •Myrtle Bank •North Lilydale •Nunamara •Patersonia •Pipers Brook •Pipers River •Prospect Vale •Relbia •Retreat •Springfield •Swan Bay •Targa •Tayene •Tunnel •Turners Marsh •Underwood •Upper Blessington •White Hills •Windermere •Wyena

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