Aberdeen, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Aberdeen
State:tas
Pop:268
Postcode:7310
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Devonport
Dist1:10
Dir1:S
Lga:Devonport
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Eugenana
Near-N:Eugenana
Near-Ne:Spreyton
Near-E:Spreyton
Near-W:Eugenana
Near-Sw:Melrose
Near-S:Acacia Hills
Near-Se:South Spreyton, Acacia Hills

Aberdeen is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Devonport in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Devonport. The 2021 census recorded a population of 268 for Aberdeen.

History

Aberdeen was gazetted as a locality in 1963. The name was not in official use until about 1915.[1]

Coal was discovered in the area in 1855, and Scottish miners may have unofficially named it Aberdeen.[2]

Geography

The Don River flows through the south-west corner and then forms much of the western boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C146 (Melrose Road) runs through from north to south-east.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Aberdeen. Placenames Tasmania. 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter "2397Q", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  2. Web site: Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 4 . Dennison Publications . July 2003 . 14 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf. dead. 2017-08-01. May 2017. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. 13 September 2020.