Stonehenge, Tasmania

Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Coordinates: 42°24′34″S 147°38′36″E / 42.4094°S 147.6432°E / -42.4094; 147.6432
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionCentral
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total7 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
7120
Localities around Stonehenge
Lemont Swanston, Lemont Buckland
Whitefoord, Mount Seymour Stonehenge Buckland
Whitefoord Whitefoord Buckland

Stonehenge is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south-east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census recorded a population of 7 for the state suburb of Stonehenge.[2]

History

Stonehenge was gazetted as a locality in 1972. The name was taken from a property in the area.[3]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route C310 (Stonehenge Road / Inglewood Road) runs through from south to west.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stonehenge (Tas.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Stonehenge (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Stonehenge". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1256Q", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Stonehenge, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ "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.