Golconda, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Golconda
State:tas
Pop:26
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7254
Region:Launceston, North-east
Location1:Scottsdale
Dist1:31
Dir1:SW
Lga:Launceston, Dorset
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Pipers Brook
Near-N:Bridport
Near-Ne:Bridport
Near-E:Nabowla
Near-W:Wyena, Pipers Brook
Near-Sw:Wyena
Near-S:Lisle
Near-Se:Nabowla

Golconda is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Dorset, in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census determined a population of 26 for the state suburb of Golconda.

History

The locality has the name of an ancient and now ruined city in India. It was gazetted as a locality in 1956.[2]

Geography

The Denison River passes through from west to north-east.

Road infrastructure

Route B81 route (Golconda Road) passes through from west to east. The C826 route (Ferny Hills Road) starts at an intersection with B81 in the centre and exits to the north.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Golconda (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 18 May 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Golconda . . Placenames Tasmania . 18 May 2020 . Search, enter 1017F, Search, select row, show 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 . 18 May 2020 .