Gowrie Park, Tasmania

Gowrie Park is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 32 for the state suburb of Gowrie Park.[1]

Gowrie Park
Tasmania
Gowrie Park is located in Tasmania
Gowrie Park
Gowrie Park
Coordinates41°28′00″S 146°13′25″E
Population32 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7306
Location14 km (9 mi) SW of Sheffield
LGA(s)Kentish
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Gowrie Park:
Promised Land Claude Road Claude Road
Staverton Gowrie Park Mount Roland
Mount Roland Mount Roland Mount Roland

History

Gowrie Park was gazetted as a locality in 1957. The name is believed to have come from the farm of an early settler.[2]

Geography

The Dasher River flows through from south-west to north.[3]

Road infrastructure

Route C136 (Claude Road) passes through from north to south.[2][4]

References

  1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Gowrie Park (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. "Placenames Tasmania – Gowrie Park". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2703C", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. Google (13 September 2020). "Gowrie Park, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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