Cuckoo, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Cuckoo
State:	tas
Postcode:	7260
Region:	North-east
Location1:	Scottsdale
Dist1:	9
Dir1:	SE
Lga:	Dorset
Stategov:	Bass
Fedgov:	Bass
Near-Nw:	Scottsdale
Near-N:	Tonganah
Near-Ne:	Tulendeena
Near-E:	Tulendeena
Near-W:	Springfield
Near-Sw:	South Springfield
Near-S:	Ringarooma
Near-Se:	Ringarooma

Cuckoo is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 53 for the state suburb of Cuckoo.^[1]

History

Cuckoo was gazetted as a locality in 1969.^[2]

The locality is a logging area. A telegraph station named Cuckoo Valley operated from 1925 to 1929.^[3]

Geography

The Great Forester River forms a small part of the north-western boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes to the north. Cuckoo Road provides access to the locality.^{[2] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Cuckoo (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Cuckoo . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "8303D", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 39 . Dennison Publications . July 2003 . 14 December 2020.
4. 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 .