Rhyndaston is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Southern Midlands
Southern Midlands is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the southern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Southern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,118, the major localities of ...
in the
Central
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LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about south of the town of
Oatlands. As of the
2021 census, the population was 73.
The
2016 census recorded a population of 71 for the state suburb of Rhyndaston.
History
Rhyndaston was gazetted as a locality in 1974.
Originally named Flat Top Hill, it was renamed to Rhyndaston when a railway tunnel was built through the hill. It is believed to be a
Welsh
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term for "mouth of the hole", and was conferred by
Charles Meredith, the Colonial Treasurer.
Geography
Most of the boundaries are survey lines.
Road infrastructure
Route C313 (Rhyndaston Road) runs through from north to south.
References
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Southern Midlands Council
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