| Flinders Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the Flinders local government area. | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°07′10″S 148°05′52″E / 40.1195°S 148.0977°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 987 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1907[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,997 km2 (771.0 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Rachel Summers | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Whitemark | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Furneaux Group and surrounding island groups | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Flinders Council | ||||||||||||||
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Flinders Council is a local government body in Tasmania, encompassing the Furneaux Group and nearby islands of Bass Strait, in the north-east of the state. Flinders is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 987,[1] with Whitemark the main town located on Flinders Island.
- ^ a b c "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.
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