Retreat, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Retreat
State:tas
Pop:18
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7254
Region:Launceston
Location1:George Town
Dist1:40
Dir1:E
Lga:Launceston, George Town
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Pipers River
Near-N:Pipers Brook, Pipers River
Near-Ne:Pipers Brook
Near-E:Lebrina, Pipers Brook
Near-W:Pipers River
Near-Sw:Pipers River
Near-S:Tunnel
Near-Se:Tunnel

Retreat is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Launceston and George Town in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of George Town. The 2016 census recorded a population of 18 for the state suburb of Retreat.[1]

History

Retreat was gazetted as a locality in 1964. The name was in use by 1915 but there is no record of its origin.[2]

Geography

The boundaries consist primarily of survey lines.

Road infrastructure

Route C819 (Hextalls Road / Yondover Road / Retreat Road) passes through from south-east to north.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Retreat (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Retreat . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "409A", 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 . 13 September 2020 .