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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name     = Circular Head Council
| state    = tas
| mapframe = yes
| pop      = 8117
| pop_year = 2018
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|accessdate=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>
| area     = 4898
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/>
| density  = 
| est      = 1 January 1907<ref name=GovAgencyDetail/>
| seat     = [[Smithton, Tasmania|Smithton]]
| mayor    = Gerard Blizzard
| region   = [[Smithton, Tasmania|Smithton]] and [[Stanley, Tasmania|Stanley]] area
| logo     = Circular Head Council Logo.png
| logo_upright   = 1.2
| url      = http://www.circularhead.tas.gov.au
| stategov = [[Division of Braddon (state)|Braddon]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Braddon|Braddon]]
| near-nw  = [[King Island Council|King Island]]
| near-n   = [[Bass Strait]]
| near-ne  = [[Bass Strait]]
| near-w   = [[Southern Ocean]]
| near-e   = [[Waratah-Wynyard Council|Waratah-Wynyard]]
| near-sw  = [[Southern Ocean]]
| near-s   = [[West Coast Council|West Coast]]
| near-se  = [[West Coast Council|West Coast]]
| coordinates = {{coord|-41.0673|145.0122|display=inline,title}}
}}

[[Image:Circular Head LGA Tasmania locator map.svg|alt=Map showing King Island LGA in Tasmania|thumb|right|90px]]

'''Circular Head Council''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government]] body in [[Tasmania]] covering the far north-west mainland. It is classified as a rural local government area with a population of 8,066,<ref name=ABSLGA/> and its major towns and localities include [[Arthur River, Tasmania|Arthur River]], [[Marrawah, Tasmania|Marrawah]] and [[Stanley, Tasmania|Stanley]], with [[Smithton, Tasmania|Smithton]] being the largest and principal town.  The origin of the name “Circular Head” is unknown.

==History and attributes==
Circular Head was established on 1 January 1907, the boundaries were altered in 1993 as part of a reorganisation.<ref name=GovAgencyDetail>{{cite web |url=http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA00100 |title=Agency Details: Circular Head |website=search.archives.tas.gov.au |publisher=Tasmanian Government |access-date=11 June 2018}}</ref> The region includes the smaller islands immediately off the north-west tip of the state including [[Robbins Island (Tasmania)|Robbins Island]], [[Hunter Island (North-west Tasmania)|Hunter Island]] and [[Three Hummock Island]].

Circular Head is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://regional.gov.au/local/publications/reports/index.aspx |title=Local government national report 2014-2015 |access-date=8 June 2018 |publisher=Australian Government |website=regional.gov.au}}</ref>

==Council==
===Current composition===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Position<ref>{{cite web|title=Councillors - Circular Head Council|url=https://www.circularhead.tas.gov.au/our-council/councillors|website=circularhead.tas.gov.au/|publisher=Circular Head Council|accessdate=1 August 2021}}</ref> !! colspan=2|Party affiliation
|-
| Gerard Blizzard  || Mayor/Councillor || {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;||Independent
|-
| Annette Dawes || Deputy Mayor/Councillor || {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;||Independent
|-
| Sally Collins || Councillor || {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;||Independent
|-
| Mark Dabner || Councillor || {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;||Independent
|-
| Rodney Flowers || Councillor || {{Australian party style|Jacqui Lambie Network}}|&nbsp;||[[Jacqui Lambie Network]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Augustine |first1=Judy |title=TASMANIA VOTES: Your ultimate guide to local government elections |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/tasmania-votes-your-ultimate-guide-to-local-government-elections/news-story/bd51be7fa4ff774919d0e69d97fb79e5 |website=The Mercury}}</ref>
|-
| Steve Pilkington || Councillor || {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;||Independent
|-
| John Oldaker || Councillor || {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;||Independent
|-
| Ashley Popowski || Councillor || {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;||Independent
|-
| Tony Hine || Councillor || {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;||Independent
|}

==Election results==
===2022===
{{excerpt|Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections|section=Circular Head}}

==Localities==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Locality!!Population<br/>{{small|({{CensusAU|2011}})}}<ref name="Central Coast Suburbs and Surrounding Districts" >{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/LGA61210?opendocument&navpos=220|title=2011 Census QuickStats|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=9 April 2016}}</ref>!!Reason
|-
|[[Woolnorth, Tasmania|Woolnorth]] ||  ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|[[West Montagu, Tasmania|West Montagu]] ||  ||Incl. in Montagu
|-
|[[Montagu, Tasmania|Montagu]] ||align=right|327 ||Includes West Montagu, Broadmeadows, Mella, Sorpus
|-
|[[Scopus, Tasmania|Scopus]] ||  ||Incl. in Montagu
|-
|[[Hunter Island (Tasmania)|Hunter Island]] || ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|[[Three Hummock Island]] ||  ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|[[Trefoil Island]] ||  ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|[[Walker Island (Northern Tasmania)|Walker Island]] ||  ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|[[Robbins Island (Tasmania)|Robbins Island]]  ||  ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|[[Kangaroo Island (Tasmania)|Kangaroo Island]]  ||  ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|Perkins Island ||  ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|[[Mella, Tasmania|Mella]] ||  ||Incl. in Montagu
|-
|[[Smithton, Tasmania|Smithton]] ||align=right|3,935  ||
|-
|[[Broadmeadows, Tasmania|Broadmeadows]] ||  ||Incl. in Montagu
|-
|[[Stanley, Tasmania|Stanley]] ||align=right|481  ||
|-
|[[Wiltshire, Tasmania|Wiltshire]] ||  ||Incl. in Forest
|-
|[[Black River, Tasmania|Black River]] ||  ||Incl. in Mawbanna
|-
|[[Cowrie Point, Tasmania|Cowrie Point]] ||   ||Incl. in Mawbanna
|-
|[[Port Latta, Tasmania|Port Latta]]  ||  ||Incl. in Mawbanna
|-
|[[Crayfish Creek]] ||  ||Incl. in Hellyer
|-
|[[Edgcumbe Beach, Tasmania|Edgcumbe Beach]] ||  ||Incl. in Hellyer
|-
|[[Rocky Cape, Tasmania|Rocky Cape]] ||align=right|216 ||
|-
|[[Montumana, Tasmania|Montumana]] ||  ||Incl. in Mawbanna
|-
|[[Mawbanna, Tasmania|Mawbanna]] ||align=right|208  ||Includes Montumana, Port Latta, Cowrtie Point, Black River
|-
|[[Forest, Tasmania|Forest]] ||align=right|590  ||Includes Wiltshire
|-
|[[South Forest, Tasmania|South Forest]] ||  ||Incl. in Mengha
|-
|[[Mengha, Tasmania|Mengha]] ||align=right|300  ||Includes South Forest, Alcombie
|-
|[[Scotchtown, Tasmania|Scotchtown]] ||align=right|303  ||Includes Edith Creek
|-
|[[Irishtown, Tasmania|Irishtown]] ||align=right|287  ||
|-
|[[Alcomie, Tasmania|Alcomie]] ||  ||Incl. in Mengha
|-
|[[Lileah, Tasmania|Lileah]] ||  ||Incl. in Trowutta
|-
|[[Nabageena, Tasmania|Nabageena]] ||  ||Incl. in Trowutta
|-
|[[Edith Creek, Tasmania|Edith Creek]] ||  ||Incl. in Scotchtown
|-
|[[Roger River, Tasmania|Roger River]] || ||Incl. in Trowutta
|-
|[[Detention, Tasmania|Detention]] ||  ||Incl. in Rocky Cape
|-
|[[Hellyer, Tasmania|Hellyer]] ||align=right|302 ||Includes Crayfish Creek, Edgcumbe Beach
|-
|[[West Coast, Tasmania (Locality)|West Coast]] ||align=right|13 ||Includes Temma
|-
|[[Christmas Hills, Tasmania|Christmas Hills]] ||  ||Incl. in Redpa
|-
|[[Brittons Swamp, Tasmania|Brittons Swamp]] ||  ||Incl. in Redpa
|-
|Togari ||  ||Incl. in Redpa
|-
|[[Redpa, Tasmania|Redpa]] ||align=right|343  ||Includes Togari, Brittons Swamp, Christmas Hills
|-
|[[Marrawah]] ||  ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|[[Arthur River, Tasmania|Arthur River]] ||align=right|371  ||Includes Woolnorth, Hunter Island, Three Hammock Island, Trefoil Island, Walker Island, Robbins Island, Kangaroo Island, Marrawah, Nelson Bay
|-
|[[Nelson Bay, Tasmania|Nelson Bay]] ||  ||Incl. in Arthur River
|-
|[[Temma, Tasmania|Temma]] ||  ||Incl. in Westcoast
|-
|[[Trowutta, Tasmania|Trowutta]] ||align=right|297 ||Includes Lileah, Nabageena, Roger River
|-
!align=left|Total !! align=right|7,973 !!
|-
! !! align=right|4 !!align=left| Variance 
|-
!align=left|Local government total !! align=right|7,977 !!align=left| Gazetted Central Coast local government area
|}

===Not in above list===
* [[Corinna, Tasmania|Corinna]]
* [[Couta Rocks, Tasmania|Couta Rocks]]
* [[Meunna]]
* [[Milabena]]
* [[Sisters Creek, Tasmania|Sisters Creek]]
* [[Togari, Tasmania|Togari]]
* [[West Takone, Tasmania|West Takone]]

==See also==
*[[List of local government areas of Tasmania]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.circularhead.tas.gov.au Circular Head Council official website]
*[http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx Local Government Association Tasmania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140454/http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au/page.aspx |date=22 June 2018 }}
*[https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/Local_Government_Elections/index.html Tasmanian Electoral Commission - local government]

{{Local Government Areas of Tasmania}}

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[[Category:Local government areas of Tasmania]]