| Brighton Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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| Map Map showing the Brighton local government area. | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°43′10″S 147°15′37″E / 42.7195°S 147.2602°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1863[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 171 km2 (66.0 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Leigh Gray | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Brighton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Brighton/Bridgewater | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Brighton Council | ||||||||||||||
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Brighton Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the south-east of the state, north of Hobart. The Brighton local government area is classified as urban and has a population of 18,995,[2] it is based in the town of Brighton but also covers the far northern Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Honeywood and Old Beach.
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