Lower Wilmot, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Lower Wilmot
State:tas
Pop:115
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7310
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Sheffield
Dist1:29
Dir1:NW
Lga:Kentish
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Kindred
Near-N:Kindred
Near-Ne:Paloona
Near-E:Barrington, Lower Barrington
Near-W:Sprent, Upper Castra
Near-Sw:Upper Castra
Near-S:Wilmot
Near-Se:Nowhere Else

Lower Wilmot is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 115 for the state suburb of Lower Wilmot.[1]

History

Lower Wilmot was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[2]

Geography

The Forth River forms the eastern boundary. The Wilmot River, a tributary of the Forth, forms the western and northern boundaries, joining the Forth at the north-east corner.

Road infrastructure

Route C132 (Wilmot Road) runs through from north to south.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Lower Wilmot (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Lower Wilmot . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1314C", 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 . 13 September 2020 .