National Park, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
National Park
State:tas
Pop:73
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7140
Region:Central, South-east
Location1:New Norfolk
Dist1:38
Dir1:NW
Lga:Central Highlands, Derwent Valley
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Ellendale
Near-N:Ellendale
Near-Ne:Westerway
Near-E:Styx
Near-W:Mount Field, Tyenna
Near-Sw:Maydena
Near-S:Styx
Near-Se:Styx

National Park is a rural locality in the local government areas of Central Highlands and Derwent Valley in the Central and South-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of New Norfolk. The 2016 census determined a population of 73 for the state suburb of National Park.[1] National Park is the closest locality to Mount Field National Park.

History

National Park was gazetted as a locality in 1959.[2]

Geography

The Tyenna River enters from the west and flows through to the north-east.

Road infrastructure

The B61 route (Gordon River Road) enters from the north-east and runs through to the west, following the river, until it exits. Route C609 (Lake Dobson Road) starts at an intersection with B61 and exits to the north-west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats National Park (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 5 Jun 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – National Park . . Placenames Tasmania . 5 Jun 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "715Y", 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 .