Paradise is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of
Kentish in the
North West
The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...
region of
Tasmania
)
, nickname =
, image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdi ...
. It is located about south of the town of
Devonport.
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 ...
determined a population of 112 for the state suburb of Paradise.
[
]
History
The name “Paradise” was used by an early visitor because of the area's natural beauty, and then came into general use. Paradise was gazetted as a locality in 1965.
Geography
The Dasher River forms a small part of the north-western boundary before passing through to the north and forming part of the northern boundary.
Road infrastructure
The C137 route (Paradise Road / Union Bridge Road) passes through the locality from north to south. Route C157 (Beulah Road) starts at an intersection with C137 and runs east along the eastern boundary before turning north towards Beulah.
References
Localities of Kentish Council
Towns in Tasmania
{{KentishTAS-geo-stub