Mount Seymour, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Mount Seymour
State:tas
Pop:75
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7120
Region:Central
Location1:Oatlands
Dist1:15
Dir1:SE
Lga:Southern Midlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Parattah
Near-N:Andover
Near-Ne:Andover
Near-E:Stonehenge, Baden
Near-W:Stonor
Near-Sw:Stonor
Near-S:Baden, Stonor, Whitefoord
Near-Se:Baden

Mount Seymour is a rural locality in the local government area of Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census determined a population of 75 for the state suburb of Mount Seymour.[1]

History

Mount Seymour was gazetted as a locality in 1974.[2]

Geography

Mount Seymour (the mountain) is in the north of the locality.

Road infrastructure

The C312 route (Tunnack Road) enters from the west and runs through to the south-east, where it exits. Route C315 (Black Gate Road) starts at an intersection with C312 and runs west until it exits.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Seymour (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 5 Jun 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Mount Seymour . . Placenames Tasmania . 5 Jun 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1140M", 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 . 18 May 2020 .