Ouse () is a small town in the
Central Highlands local government area
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of
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, Australia, on the
Lyell Highway
The Lyell Highway (Route A10) is a highway in Tasmania, running from Hobart to Queenstown.
It is the one of two transport routes that passes through the West Coast Range, the other being the B28 Anthony Road.
Name
The name is derived fro ...
. At the
2016 census, Ouse had a population of 303.
History
Ouse is the settlement where convicts
James Goodwin and Thomas Connolly broke out of the
South West Wilderness four weeks after their escape from
Sarah Island. Ouse Post Office opened on 1 October 1835.
The town briefly made national headlines in August 2006 when the Ouse District Hospital, originally established as a Bush Nursing Centre and reconstituted in its present form in 1956, was downgraded to a community health centre.
Education
Ouse District School is a public school which caters for students from Kindergarten to grade 6.
Climate
Ouse has an
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...
(
Köppen: ''Cfb''), with mild, dry summers and cool, somewhat damp winters. Average maxima vary from in January to in July while average minima fluctuate between in January and in July. Due to its inland location and being
downwind of the
Central Highlands, midsummer
freezes have been recorded, while
foehn winds occur (primarily in summer). Mean annual precipitation is quite low, spread on 148.4 days, and is concentrated in winter. Snow is not uncommon.
Extreme temperatures have ranged from on 24 June 2013 to on 11 January 2010.
Climate data are sourced from the local Fire Station.
References
External links
Ouse - Community History
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Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Central Highlands Council