| Dairy Plains Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Dairy Plains | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°35′09″S 146°29′47″E / 41.5859°S 146.4965°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 69 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7304 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 36 km (22 mi) W of Westbury | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Meander Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Dairy Plains is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Meander Valley in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census recorded a population of 69 for the state suburb of Dairy Plains.[1]
History
Dairy Plains was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[2]
It is an area that was part of the Van Diemen's Land Company holdings.[3]
Geography
The boundaries are mostly survey lines, with small sections of minor watercourses in several places.[4]
Road infrastructure
Route C168 (Dairy Plains Road) runs through from north to south.[2][5]
References
- 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Dairy Plains (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Dairy Plains". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "38109M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 38" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Google (13 September 2020). "Dairy Plains, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "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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