Promised Land, Tasmania Explained

Type:other
Promised Land
State:tas
Coordinates:-41.3833°N 166°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pop:44
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Elevation:280
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Maxtemp:19.2
Mintemp:8.7
Rainfall:1179.1
Est:1859
Lga:Kentish Council
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Dist1:184
Dir1:NW
Location1:Hobart
Dist2:66
Dir2:W
Location2:Launceston
Dist3:23
Dir3:S
Location3:Devonport
Region:North-west and west
Location4:Sheffield
Dist4:13
Dir4:SW
Near-Nw:Lake Barrington
Near-N:Roland
Near-Ne:Roland
Near-E:Roland, Gowrie Park
Near-W:Lake Barrington
Near-Sw:Staverton
Near-S:Staverton
Near-Se:Gowrie Park

Promised Land 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 south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census has a population of 44 for the state suburb of Promised Land.[1]

History

Promised Land was gazetted as a locality in 1957.[3]

Geography

The waters of Lake Barrington form the western boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C140 (Staverton Road) passes through from north-east to south.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Promised Land (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091091.shtml Bureau of Meteorology
  3. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Promised Land . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "2705G", 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 . 13 September 2020 .