Macquarie Plains, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Macquarie Plains
State:tas
Pop:44
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7140
Region:South-east
Location1:New Norfolk
Dist1:17
Dir1:NW
Lga:Derwent Valley
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Glenora
Near-N:Glenora, Gretna
Near-Ne:Rosegarland, Gretna
Near-E:Rosegarland, Plenty
Near-W:Bushy Park, Glenora
Near-Sw:Bushy Park
Near-S:Bushy Park, Plenty
Near-Se:Plenty

Macquarie Plains is a rural locality in the local government area of Derwent Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of New Norfolk. The 2016 census has a population of 44 for the state suburb of Macquarie Plains.[1]

History

Macquarie Plains was gazetted as a locality in 1959. The locality was named in honour of New South Wales Governor Lachlan Macquarie.[2]

Geography

The Derwent River forms most of the western boundary, all of the southern, and part of the eastern. It also flows through the central western section from north to south. The Derwent Valley rail line passes through from south-east to west.

Road infrastructure

The B61 route (Gordon River Road) enters from the north-east and runs through to the west, where it exits.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Macquarie Plains (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 4 August 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Macquarie Plains . . Placenames Tasmania . 4 August 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1107K", 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 . 4 August 2020 .