Type: | town |
Scopus | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 48 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7330 |
Region: | North-west and west |
Location1: | Smithton |
Dist1: | 19 |
Dir1: | W |
Lga: | Circular Head |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Near-Nw: | Montagu |
Near-N: | Acton Bay |
Near-Ne: | Duck Bay |
Near-E: | Smithton |
Near-W: | Montagu |
Near-Sw: | Montagu |
Near-S: | Smithton |
Near-Se: | Smithton |
Scopus is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 48 for the state suburb of Scopus.[1]
Scopus was gazetted as a locality in 1973. It is believed that the name comes from Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.[2]
The waters of inlets of Bass Strait form much of the northern and eastern boundaries.
Route C215 (Montagu Road) runs through from east to north-west.[2] [3]