Shannon, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 42°02′51″S 146°45′24″E / 42.0474°S 146.7568°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||
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| Postcode | 7030 | ||||||||||||
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Shannon is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census did not record a population for the state suburb of Shannon, because it "had no people or a very low population".[3]
History
Shannon was gazetted as a locality in 1973. The locality was originally called Wihareja.[4] The settlement is about 500m east of the original Shannon Power Station and associated Shannon settlement that were closed in 1930's.
Geography
The Shannon River forms the southern boundary of the development.[5]
Road infrastructure
Route C178 (Waddamana Road) runs to the east of Shannon (about 400m from the town) from north to south.[4][6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shannon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shannon (Tas.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Shannon (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Shannon". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "204S", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Shannon, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.