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List Of Localities In Tasmania
This is a list of all bounded localities in Tasmania, Australia, as recognised by the Land Information System Tasmania. The definition of a locality for this list is an administrative area which uniquely defines the name of a place to enable street addressing, in metropolitan areas it may also be referred to as a ‘suburb’. Every locality has been defined with boundaries that do not overlap with other localities. A locality may include a town having the same name. This list includes the postcode, local government area (LGA) and total area of each locality. If a locality spans more than one LGA, it is listed separately for each different LGA as well showing the partial area per LGA. See also * List of Hobart suburbs *List of local government areas of Tasmania References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Localities In Tasmania Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivision in rural areas of Australia Science * Locality (astronomy) * Locality of reference, in computer science * Locality (statistics) * Principle of locality, in physics See also * Local (other) * Type locality (other) Type locality may refer to: * Type locality (biology) * Type locality (geology) See also * Local (other) * Locality (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambleside, Tasmania
Ambleside is a residential suburb of Devonport, Tasmania, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... located on the south eastern side of the Mersey River. The suburb rises from the river to a hill with a sunny aspect. The suburb is to the left on the eastern entrance to the city, before the Victoria Bridge. The soil is a rich red in colour. References Suburbs of Devonport, Tasmania {{DevonportTAS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagdad, Tasmania
Bagdad is a small town north of Hobart, Tasmania. It is in the Southern Midlands Council. In the days of the horse and buggy, Bagdad was an important rest area and horse-changing place for those continuing their journey up Constitution Hill. It is now an area of orchards and small mixed farms and a commuter settlement. History The town was named by the explorer Hugh Germain, a private in the Royal Marines. He was said by James Backhouse in his book "A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies", published in 1901, to carry two books in his saddlebags while traveling: the Bible and the ''Arabian Nights'', which he used as inspiration when he named places. Bagdad Post Office opened on 1 December 1878. A railway line connected the town with Hobart from 1891 until 1947. In April 2003, during the early part of the Iraq war, the town's website was bombarded by confused internet users from around the world trying to contact Iraqis. Demographics The 2006 Census by the Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badger Head, Tasmania
Badger Head is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of West Tamar, in the Western Tamar Valley region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. Bass Strait forms the north-western and part of the northern boundaries. The 2016 census determined a population of 41 for the state suburb of Badger Head. History The locality name was assigned in 1999, and the boundary with York Town was adjusted in 2007. Road infrastructure The C721 route (Badger Head Road) intersects with the West Tamar Highway The West Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It covers the western edge of the Tamar River The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being called a r ... at the south-eastern extremity of the locality. It passes through to the north-west, where it terminates in the Badger Head township. References Localities of West Tamar Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden, Tasmania
Baden is a rural locality in the local government area of Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census determined a population of 36 for the state suburb of Baden. History Baden was gazetted as a locality in 1968. The locality was named for Lord Baden Powell, in honour of three local men who served under him in the Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sou .... Geography The Coal River forms parts of the southern boundary. Road infrastructure The C312 route (Tunnack Road) enters from the north-west and runs through to the south, where it exits. Route C314 (Stonor Road) starts at an intersection with C312 and runs west until it exits. Route C310 (Woodsdale Road) starts at an interse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avoca, Tasmania
Avoca is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Northern Midlands (99%) and Break O'Day (1%) in the Central and North-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Longford. The 2021 census recorded a population of 192 for Avoca. It is a small village located south-east of Launceston in Tasmania. Avoca is situated on the banks of the South Esk River near the confluence of the St. Paul's river in the parish of Avoca and county of Cornwall, and was first settled in the 1830s. It was originally named ''St. Paul's Plains'' by John Helder Wedge during a 1833 survey of the area. The area was officially settled in 1834 as a farming, coal and tin mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ... village. History Avoca is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austins Ferry, Tasmania
Austins Ferry is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of City of Glenorchy, Glenorchy in the Hobart LGA Region, Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Glenorchy, Tasmania, Glenorchy. The 2021 Australian census, 2021 census recorded a population of 2,395 for Austins Ferry. It is a suburb of Hobart. History Austins Ferry was gazetted as a locality in 1960. Austins Ferry is named after James Austin (1776–1831), who had been Penal transportation, transported to Port Phillip as a convict in 1803 along with his cousin John Earl, and arrived in Van Diemens Land in 1804. After their sentences expired both men were given small land grants on the western shore of the River Derwent (Tasmania), River Derwent between Hobart and New Norfolk. In 1818 they established a ferry service across the river and later a punt which proved very conveniently located for vehicular traffic travelling between Hobart and regions to the north, and be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthurs Lake, Tasmania
Arthurs Lake is a rural locality in the local government area of Central Highlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about north of the town of Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt .... The 2021 census recorded a population of 9 for Arthurs Lake. History Arthurs Lake is a confirmed suburb/locality. Geography Arthurs Lake (the body of water) is fully enclosed by the locality. The small localities of Flintstone and Morass Bay, on the shores of the lake, are fully enclosed by the locality of Arthurs Lake. Road infrastructure The B51 route (Poatina Road) enters from the south-west and exits to the west. Route C525 (Arthurs Lake Road) starts at an intersection with B51 near Flintstone and runs south and east through Wilburville to the Moras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur River, Tasmania
Arthur River is the name of a small township on the northern part of the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. At the , Arthur River and the surrounding area had a population of 32. It is south of the town of Marrawah. Named after Sir George Arthur, Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemens Land (1824–36), the town draws its name from the river. The river is fed by several tributaries including the Frankland River, which was named after its discoverer, George Frankland, then the colony's surveyor-general. The region has been exploited commercially for timber and fisheries, but today is mostly a centre for tourism. Bushwalking, fishing and four-wheel-driving are the most common activities undertaken by travellers in the region to get a glimpse of the unspoiled wilderness. The population in the area peaks during the summer months when shack users come here to enjoy the weather. On the coast near the mouth of the Arthur River is a plaque titled ''The Edge of the World. North West C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apsley, Tasmania
Apsley is a rural locality in the local government areas of Central Highlands Council, Central Highlands and Southern Midlands Council, Southern Midlands in the Central LGA Region, Central region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Oatlands, Tasmania, Oatlands. The 2016 Australian census, 2016 census recorded a population of 44 for Apsley. History Apsley was gazetted as a locality in 1974. Geography The Jordan River (Tasmania), Jordan River flows through from north to south, forming small sections of the northern and southern boundaries as it enters and exits. Road infrastructure The A5 route (Lake Highway, Highland Lakes Road) enters from the south-east and runs through the village to exit in the west. Route C529 (Lower Marshes Road) starts at an intersection with A5 in the village and runs north until it exits. References {{Reflist Localities of Central Highlands Council Localities of Southern Midlands Council Towns in Tasmania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apslawn, Tasmania
Apslawn is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Triabunna. The 2021 census recorded a population of 15 for the state suburb of Apslawn. History Apslawn is a confirmed locality. The name comes from a property established here by John Lyne about 1833. Sir William Lyne, an Australian politician, came from this family. Geography The southern boundary follows the centreline of Moulting Lagoon, an inlet of Great Oyster Bay Great Oyster Bay is a broad and sheltered bay on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia which opens onto the Tasman Sea. The Tasman Highway runs close to the West Coast of the bay with views of the granite peaks of the Hazards and Schouten Island .... Road infrastructure Route A3 ( Tasman Highway) runs through from west to east. See also * Moulting Lagoon Important Bird Area References {{Reflist Towns in Tasmania Localities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollo Bay, Tasmania
Apollo Bay is a rural locality on Bruny Island, in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Kingston (by road and ferry). The 2021 census recorded a population of 38 for Apollo Bay. History Apollo Bay is a confirmed locality. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Apollo Bay was named after the brig ‘Apollo’ (105 tons) built in 1826 for Captain J Laughton and which was sadly wrecked in 1827 at the north end of Maria Island Maria Island or 'wukaluwikiwayna' in alawa kani) is a mountainous island located in the Tasman Sea">island.html" ;"title="alawa kani) is a mountainous island">alawa kani) is a mountainous island located in the Tasman Sea, off the east coast of .... Geography The D'Entrecasteaux Channel forms the western boundary, and most of the northern and southern boundaries. Apollo Bay also have a beach located along Apollo Bay Rd, shortly after the turn off to Mulcahys Road. Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
