Ouse, Tasmania
Ouse (pronounced - ooze) is a locality and small town in the Central Highlands Council local government area in Tasmania, Australia on the Lyell Highway. At the 2016 census, Ouse had a population of 303.
| Ouse Tasmania | |
|---|---|
  Ouse | |
| Coordinates | 42°29′S 146°43′E |
| Population | 303 (2016 census)[1] |
| Established | 1842 |
| Postcode(s) | 7140 |
| Elevation | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Council |
| State electorate(s) | Lyons |
| Federal division(s) | Lyons |
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.[2]
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,[3] 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 a dry oceanic climate (Cfb), with warm, dry summers and cool, somewhat damp winters. The diurnal ranges are rather high throughout the year, due to the inland location. Rainfall is erratic and variable, but is generally highest in early spring and lowest in midsummer. Frost is very common in the winter, in addition to it being recorded all year-round, even in the summer. Snowfall is not uncommon but sporadic due to the foehn effect.
| Climate data for Ouse Fire Station | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.7 (105.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.3 (1.04) |
31.3 (1.23) |
31.1 (1.22) |
29.7 (1.17) |
34.0 (1.34) |
41.8 (1.65) |
48.1 (1.89) |
64.2 (2.53) |
67.8 (2.67) |
51.8 (2.04) |
38.7 (1.52) |
33.9 (1.33) |
506.3 (19.93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1mm) | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 152.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 39 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 54 |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ouse (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- Archives Office of Tasmania. "Agency Details - TA455 Ouse District Hospital". Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "Climate statistics for Ouse". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 19 January 2016.