Lower Marshes, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Lower Marshes
State:tas
Pop:9
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7030
Region:Central
Location1:Hamilton
Dist1:60
Dir1:NE
Lga:Central Highlands, Southern Midlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Bothwell
Near-N:Bothwell, Oatlands
Near-Ne:Oatlands
Near-E:Jericho, Oatlands
Near-W:Bothwell
Near-Sw:Bothwell
Near-S:Apsley
Near-Se:Jericho

Lower Marshes is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Central Highlands and Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 9 for the state suburb of Lower Marshes.[1]

History

Lower Marshes was gazetted as a locality in 1974. It was previously known as Rutland and as Pooles Marsh.[2]

Geography

The Exe Rivulet forms the north-eastern boundary. The Jordan River flows through from east to south-west.

Road infrastructure

Route C529 (Lower Marshes Road) runs through from south-east to south-west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Lower Marshes (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Lower Marshes . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "4577N", 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 .