City of Devonport

Devonport City Council
Tasmania
Devonport City Council; Tasmania
	Map showing the Devonport local government area.
Coordinates	41°12′28″S 146°18′49″E / 41.2078°S 146.3137°E
Population	25,415 (2018)
• Density	229.0/km2 (593.0/sq mi)
Established	1 January 1907
Area	111 km2 (42.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Alison Jarman
Council seat	Devonport
Region	Devonport and surrounds
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon
Website	Devonport City Council
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Devonport City Council (or City of Devonport) is a local government body located in the city and surrounds of Devonport in northern Tasmania. The Devonport local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 25,415,^[1] which also encompasses Lillico, Tugrah and part of Spreyton.

History and attributes

The Devonport municipality was established on 1 January 1907, becoming a city council on 1 January 1981.^[2]^[3] Devonport was proclaimed a city by Charles, Prince of Wales on 21 April 1981, in a ceremony conducted on the Devonport Oval. The city motto is The City with Spirit, this gives reference to it being the home base for the passenger ferry ships Spirit of Tasmania I and Spirit of Tasmania II.

Devonport is classified as urban, regional and small (URS) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.^[4]

Council

Current composition

Name	Position^[5]
Alison Jarman	Mayor / Councillor	Independent
Stacey Sheehan	Deputy Mayor / Councillor	Liberal
Gerard Enniss	Councillor	Independent
Peter Hollister	Councillor	Independent
Steve Martin	Councillor	Nationals
Alison Moore	Councillor	Independent
Leigh Murphy	Councillor	Liberal
Damien Viney	Councillor	Independent
Janene Wilczynski	Councillor	Independent

2022 election results

2022 Tasmanian local elections: Devonport^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent National	Steve Martin (elected)	3,093	20.42
	Independent	Alison Jarman (elected)	2,461	16.25
	Independent Liberal	Leigh Murphy (elected)	1,548	10.22
	Independent	Gerard Enniss (elected)	1,503	9.92
	Independent	Damien Viney (elected)	1,203	7.94
	Independent Liberal	Stacey Sheehan (elected)	1,024	6.76
	Independent	Alison Moore (elected)	932	6.15
	Independent	Peter Hollister (elected)	885	5.84
	Independent	Janene Wilczynski (elected)	848	5.60
	Greens	Tammy Milne	673	4.44
	Greens	Petra Wildren	532	3.51
	Independent	Kent Townsend	446	2.94
Total formal votes			15,148	95.95
Informal votes			640	4.05
Turnout			15,788	79.62
Party total votes
	Independent		8,278	54.65
	Independent National		3,093	20.42
	Independent Liberal		2,572	16.98
	Greens		1,205	7.95

Suburbs

Suburb	Census population 2016^[9]	Reason
Aberdeen	229
Ambleside	663
Coles Beach		Incl. in Devonport
Devonport	13,759	Includes Coles Beach, Highfield, Hillcrest
Don	643
East Devonport	4,053	Includes Pardoe Downs, Rannoch, Pannorama Heights
Eugenana	203
Forthside	81
Highfield		Incl. in Devonport
Hillcrest		Incl. in Devonport
Lillico	25
Melrose	102
Miandetta	1,852
Pardoe Downs		Incl. in East Devonport
Pannorama Heights		Incl. in East Devonport
Quoiba	427
Rannoch		Incl. in East Devonport
Spreyton	1,669
Stony Rise	643
Paloona
Tugrah	366

Total	24,715
	(19)	Variance
Local government total	24,696	Gazetted Devonport local government area