Nowhere Else, Tasmania Explained

Nowhere Else, Tasmania should not be confused with Nowhere Else, South Australia.

Type:other
Nowhere Else
State:tas
Postcode:7306
Coordinates:-41.366°N 146.276°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pop:40
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Rainfall:11
Lga:Kentish Council
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Dir1:NW
Location1:Hobart
Dir2:W
Location2:Launceston
Dir3:S
Location3:Devonport
Region:North-west and west
Location4:Sheffield
Dist4:8
Dir4:W
Near-Nw:Lake Barrington
Near-N:Barrington
Near-Ne:Barrington
Near-E:Sheffield
Near-W:Lake Barrington
Near-Sw:West Kentish
Near-S:West Kentish
Near-Se:West Kentish

Nowhere Else 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 west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 40 for the state suburb of Nowhere Else.[1] It is a bounded rural locality on the island of Tasmania. It is located at latitude -41.366 and longitude 146.276.[2] Located on Lake Barrington (Tasmania), Nowhere Else is 190km from Hobart, and 72km west of Launceston. The postcode is 7306.

History

Nowhere Else was gazetted as a locality in 1957. The name is believed to originate from a road that led to a place with no name.[3]

Geography

Lake Barrington forms the north-western boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C143 (Nowhere Else Road) runs through from north-east to south-east.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Nowhere Else (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2021 .
  2. http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/tas/tasmania/nowhere+else Nowhere Else, Tasmania
  3. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Nowhere Else . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "1520Q", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  4. 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 . 2 April 2021 .