Seymour, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Seymour
State:tas
Pop:25
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7215
Region:North-east
Location1:St Helens
Dist1:61
Dir1:S
Lga:Break O'Day
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Chain of Lagoons
Near-N:Chain of Lagoons
Near-Ne:Tasman Sea
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-W:Douglas-Apsley
Near-Sw:Douglas-Apsley
Near-S:Douglas River
Near-Se:Tasman Sea

Seymour is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 25 for the state suburb of Seymour.[1]

History

Seymour was gazetted as a locality in 1965. The name was in use by 1845.[2]

It was originally a coal mining town.[3]

Geography

The waters of the Tasman Sea form the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes through from south to north.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Seymour (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Seymour . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1235E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 64 . Dennison Publications . July 2003 . 14 December 2020.
  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 .