Lonnavale, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Lonnavale
State:	tas
Pop:	92
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Postcode:	7109
Region:	South-east
Location1:	Huonville
Dist1:	23
Dir1:	W
Lga:	Huon Valley
Stategov:	Franklin
Fedgov:	Franklin
Near-Nw:	Southwest
Near-N:	Southwest, Moogara
Near-Ne:	Judbury, Mount Lloyd
Near-E:	Judbury
Near-W:	Southwest
Near-Sw:	Southwest
Near-S:	Southwest
Near-Se:	Judbury

Lonnavale is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 92 for the state suburb of Lonnavale.^[1]

History

Lonnavale was gazetted as a locality in 1976. “Lonna” is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning “windpipe and stone”.^[2]

Geography

The Huon River forms the south-eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C619 (Glen Huon Road) passes to the east. From there, Lonnavale Road provides access to the locality.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Lonnavale (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Lonnavale . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "15G", 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 .