Jetsonville, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Jetsonville
State:tas
Pop:137
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7260
Region:North-east
Location1:Scottsdale
Dist1:8
Dir1:NW
Lga:Dorset
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Bridport
Near-N:Bridport
Near-Ne:North Scottsdale
Near-E:North Scottsdale
Near-W:Lietinna, Bridport
Near-Sw:Lietinna
Near-S:Lietinna, Scottsdale
Near-Se:Scottsdale

Jetsonville is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 137 for the state suburb of Jetsonville.[1]

History

Jetsonville was gazetted as a locality in 1964. It was named for a family called Jetson who owned land in the area from 1860. The name was in official use by 1879, by which date a school had opened.[2]

Initially it was a mining area but soon became a farming centre.[3]

Geography

The Brid River forms part of the south-western boundary before flowing through to the north-west.

Road infrastructure

Route B84 (Bridport Road) passes through from south-east to north.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Jetsonville (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Jetsonville . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1055T", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 76 . 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 .