Macquarie Plains is a rural locality in the local government area of
Derwent Valley in the
South-east region 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 ...
. The locality is about north-west of the town of
New Norfolk
New Norfolk ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#Big River, Leenowwenne/palawa kani: ''Wulawali'') is a river bank, riverside town located on the Derwent River (Tasmania), River Derwent in southeastern Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1807, it is Tasm ...
. The
2016 census has a population of 44 for the state suburb of Macquarie Plains.
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History
Macquarie Plains was gazetted as a locality in 1959. The locality was named in honour of New South Wales Governor Lachlan Macquarie
Major-general (United Kingdom), Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Companion of the Order of the Bath, CB (; ; 31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland. Macquarie served as the fifth Gove ...
.
Geography
The Derwent River forms most of the western boundary, all of the southern, and part of the eastern. It also flows through the central western section from north to south. The Derwent Valley rail line passes through from south-east to west.
Road infrastructure
The B61 route (Gordon River Road
The Gordon River Road, sometimes called the Strathgordon Road, (B61), is a road in the south western region of Tasmania, Australia.
The road was built by the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania with funding from the Australian Government t ...
) enters from the north-east and runs through to the west, where it exits.
References
Localities of Derwent Valley Council
Towns in Tasmania
Populated places on the River Derwent
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