George Town Council
# George Town Council

George Town Council is a local government body in northern Tasmania, situated north of Launceston. The George Town local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 6,931, it encompasses the principal town, George Town, and the nearby localities including Hillwood, Low Head and Pipers River.

## History and attributes

The George Town municipality was established on 1 January 1907. George Town is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.

| Name | Position | Party |
| - | - | - |
| Greg Kieser | Mayor | Independent |
| Greg Dawson | Deputy Mayor | Independent |
| Winston Archer | Councillor | Independent |
| Heather Ashley | Councillor | Independent |
| Heather Barwick | Councillor | Independent |
| Tim Harris | Councillor | Independent |
| Simone Lowe | Councillor | Independent |
| Winston Mason | Councillor | Independent |
| Jason Orr | Councillor | Independent |

## Suburbs

| Suburb | Census population 2016 | Reason |
| - | - | - |
| George Town | 4347 | Includes Pipe Clay Bay |
| Pipe Clay Bay | | Incl. in George Town |
| Low Head | 572 | |
| Bell Bay | 0 | |
| Long Reach | 0 | |
| Hillwood | 578 | |
| Mount Direction | 246 | |
| Lower Turners Marsh | 37 | |
| Pipers River | 426 | |
| Pipers Brook | 93 | |
| Bellingham | 60 | |
| Retreat | 18 | |
| Weymouth | 129 | |
| Lulworth | 165 | |
| Beechford | 90 | |
| Stony Head | 0 | |
| Lefroy | 76 | |
| Back Creek | | |
| Total | 6,837 | |
| | (73) | Variance |
| Local government total | 6,764 | Gazetted George Town local government area |
