Goulds Country, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Goulds Country
State:tas
Pop:77
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7216
Region:North-east
Location1:St Helens
Dist1:21
Dir1:NW
Lga:Break O'Day
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Pioneer
Near-N:Gladstone
Near-Ne:Ansons Bay
Near-E:Goshen
Near-W:Lottah, Weldborough
Near-Sw:Pyengana
Near-S:Goshen
Near-Se:Goshen

Goulds Country is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of St Helens and 147 kilometres (91 mi) east of the city of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 77 for the state suburb of Goulds Country.[1]

History

Goulds Country was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[2]

The area was previously a tin mining town known as Dumara or Kunnarra.[3]

Geography

The George River forms part of the southern boundary. The Great Musselroe River rises in the locality and flows through to the north.

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes through from south-west to south-east. Route C841 (Terrys Hill Road / Counsels Road) starts at an intersection with A3 on the south-east boundary, and runs north outside the eastern boundary before passing through the north-east corner.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Goulds Country (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Goulds Country . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1021W", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 63 . 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 .