Dysart, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Dysart
State:tas
Pop:216
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7030
Region:Central
Location1:Oatlands
Dist1:46
Dir1:SW
Lga:Southern Midlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Bothwell
Near-N:Kempton
Near-Ne:Kempton
Near-E:Bagdad
Near-W:Hollow Tree
Near-Sw:Hollow Tree
Near-S:Elderslie, Pelham, Bagdad
Near-Se:Bagdad

Dysart is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census recorded a population of 216 for the state suburb of Dysart.[1]

History

Dysart was gazetted as a locality in 1970. Until about 1875 the area was known as Shepton Monacute. The name Dysart was given to the Parish in 1836. It was taken from the property “Dysart Park”, which may have been named for Dysart in Scotland.[2]

Geography

Many of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Midland Highway) passes through from south-east to north-east, while route C185 (Clifton Vale Road) provides access to the interior of the locality.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Dysart (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Dysart . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "276G", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  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 . 16 January 2021 .