Lemont, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Lemont
State:tas
Pop:22
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7120
Region:Central
Location1:Oatlands
Dist1:33
Dir1:E
Lga:Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:York Plains
Near-N:Ross
Near-Ne:Tooms Lake
Near-E:Swanston, Tooms Lake
Near-W:Pawtella
Near-Sw:Andover
Near-S:Stonehenge
Near-Se:Swanston

Lemont is a rural locality in the local government areas of Northern Midlands and Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census determined a population of 22 for the state suburb of Lemont.[1]

History

Lemont was gazetted as a locality in 1972.[2]

Geography

The locality is mostly open farming country, surrounded on three sides by timbered hills.

Road infrastructure

The C305 route (Tooms Lake Road) enters from the north-west and runs through to the north-east before exiting. Route C307 (Lemont Road) enters from the west and runs south before exiting. Route C306 (Stonehouse Road) starts at an intersection with C307 on the western boundary and runs east and north through the locality to an intersection with C305, where it ends.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Lemont (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 5 Jun 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Lemont . . Placenames Tasmania . 5 Jun 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "11180T", 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 . 18 May 2020 .