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Gowrie Park, Tasmania
Gowrie Park is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o .... The 2016 census recorded a population of 32 for the state suburb of Gowrie Park. History Gowrie Park was gazetted as a locality in 1957. The name is believed to have come from the farm of an early settler. Geography The Dasher River flows through from south-west to north. Road infrastructure Route C136 (Claude Road) passes through from north to south. References {{Reflist Towns in Tasmania Localities of Kentish Council ...
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North-west And West LGA Region
Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts of the Australian state of Tasmania. Local government areas (LGAs), more generally known as councils, are the tier of government responsible for the management of local duties such as road maintenance, town planning and waste management. Local government regions The local government areas of Tasmania are grouped into six regions: * Central * Hobart * Launceston * North-east * North-west and west * South-east Local government areas There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania: Towns and suburbs of councils areas The following is a list of councils areas grouped by region, and the major towns and suburbs within each LGA. Hobart area councils Greater Hobart contains six LGAs: *Brighton Council, containing the Hobart suburbs of Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Old Beach, and the towns of Brighton, Pontville, and Tea Tree. *City of Clarence, containing the Hobart suburbs of Acton, Bellerive, Cambridge, Clarendon Vale ...
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Sheffield, Tasmania
Sheffield is a town 23 kilometres inland from Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania. Sheffield has long been the rural hub for the Mount Roland area. The Sheffield area is well known for its high quality butterfat production via dairy farming. The area is suitable for lamb and beef production. The town of Railton is nearby. At the , Sheffield had a population of 1,602. History Sheffield was one of the many early townships settled in 1859. The town was named by Edward Curr after his home town in South Yorkshire, England. ''Kentishbury'' Post Office opened on 1 November 1862 and was renamed ''Sheffield'' in 1882. The area grew slowly and the commencement of the Mersey-Forth Power Development Scheme in 1963 saw the town grow dramatically. The completion of the power scheme –- seven dams and seven power stations –- in 1973 saw the town's population decline. Sheffield's revival as the Town of Murals began as a bid by a small group of residents determined to save the ...
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Kentish Council
Kentish Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state, to the south and inland from Devonport. Kentish is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,324, the major towns of the municipality are Sheffield, Railton and Wilmot. History and attributes The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine through to Tasmania's north west coast. Kentish's last name has remained as the name of the area. The municipality was established on 1 January 1907. Kentish is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. The area is a high-tourism region. Attractions include Cradle Mountain, Lake Barrington and the mural town of Sheffield. Suburbs Missing from above list * Cradle Mountain * Kimberley * Latrobe * Liena * Melrose * Merseylea * Mersey Forest * Paloona * South Nietta * Sou ...
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Division Of Lyons (state)
The electoral division of Lyons is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it is the largest electorate covering most of central and eastern Tasmania. Lyons is named jointly in honor of Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (1932–1939); Premier of Tasmania (1923–1928), and Joseph's wife, Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943. The electorate shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Lyons. Lyons and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system. History and electoral profile Before 1984, it was known as the Division of Wilmot. In 1984, it was renamed to jointly honour Joseph Lyons, and his wife, Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1943 and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–1951). Joseph Lyons represented the area f ...
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Division Of Lyons
The Division of Lyons is an Australian electoral division in Tasmania. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was created at the Federal redistribution of 12 September 1984 as a reconfigured version of the abolished Division of Wilmot. The name jointly honours Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia 1932–39, Member for Wilmot from 1929–39, and his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives (1943) and subsequently the first female member of Cabinet (1949–51). Joseph Lyons had previously represented Wilmot at the state level from 1909 ...
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Promised Land, Tasmania
Promised Land is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o .... The 2016 census has a population of 44 for the state suburb of Promised Land. History Promised Land was gazetted as a locality in 1957. Geography The waters of Lake Barrington form the western boundary. Road infrastructure Route C140 (Staverton Road) passes through from north-east to south. References Localities of Kentish Council Towns in Tasmania {{KentishTAS-geo-stub ...
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Claude Road, Tasmania
Claude Road is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ... recorded a population of 257 for the state suburb of Claude Road. History Claude Road was gazetted as a locality in 1965. A Post Office of that name opened in 1906. Geography Most boundaries are survey lines. The Dasher River, a tributary of the Mersey River, flows through from south-west to north-east where it briefly follows the northern boundary. Road infrastructure Route C136 (Claude Road) passes through from north-east to south-west. References {{Reflist Towns in Tasmania Localities of Kentish Council ...
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Mount Roland, Tasmania
Mount Roland is a locality, a mountain, and a conservation area in the north west coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is near the town of Sheffield. The peak rises to above sea level and there are a number of well-marked bushwalks suitable for a day of pleasant exercise. There are long established walking tracks from both Claude Road and Gowrie Park to the summit. A Mount Roland cable car has been proposed for the mountain on several occasions. The local community remains divided over the suitability or desirability of a cable car. The locality of Mount Roland is a rural locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Kentish in the Launceston and North and north-west regions of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of nil for the state suburb of Mount Roland. Mount Roland is a confirmed locality. The Mersey River forms part of the southern boundary. The Mount Roland Conservation Are ...
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Staverton, Tasmania
Staverton is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ... recorded a population of 88 for the state suburb of Staverton. History Staverton was gazetted as a locality in 1965. Geography The Forth River forms the western boundary. Road infrastructure Route C140 (Staverton Road) runs through from north to south. References {{Reflist Towns in Tasmania Localities of Kentish Council ...
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Tasmania
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2016 Australian Census
The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an increase of 8.8 per cent or people over the . Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population. The ABS annual report revealed that $24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website. Results from the 2016 census were available to the public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census took place in 2021. Scope The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states the aim of the 2016 Australian census is "to count every person who spent Census night, 9 August 2016, in Au ...
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Towns In Tasmania
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German word , the Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, more ...
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