South Forest, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 40°53′19″S 145°14′37″E / 40.8886°S 145.2437°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 101 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7330 | ||||||||||||
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South Forest is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 101 for the state suburb of South Forest.[2]
History
South Forest was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[3]
Geography
Black River forms much of the eastern boundary.[4]
Road infrastructure
Route C219 (Mengha Road) runs through from north to south.[3][5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Forest (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats South Forest (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – South Forest". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1246L", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "South Forest, 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.