London Lakes, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
London Lakes
State:	tas
Pop:	nil
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Postcode:	7140
Region:	Central
Location1:	Hamilton
Dist1:	76
Dir1:	NW
Lga:	Central Highlands
Stategov:	Lyons
Fedgov:	Lyons
Near-Nw:	Bronte Park
Near-N:	Bronte Park
Near-Ne:	Waddamana
Near-E:	Waddamana
Near-W:	Bronte Park
Near-Sw:	Tarraleah
Near-S:	Dee
Near-Se:	Victoria Valley

London Lakes is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of London Lakes.^[1]

History

London Lakes is a confirmed locality.^[2]

Geography

The Serpentine River (not the one in south-west Tasmania) forms part of the western boundary. The locality contains Lake Big Jim, Lake Samuel, Highland Waters and almost all of Lake Echo.

Road infrastructure

Route C173 (Victoria Valley Road) runs through from south-west to south.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Lake Echo Power Station

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats London Lakes (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – London Lakes . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "39199N", 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 .