Shannon, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Shannon
State:tas
Pop:not recorded
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7030
Region:Central
Location1:Hamilton
Dist1:85
Dir1:N
Lga:Central Highlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Miena
Near-N:Miena
Near-Ne:Steppes
Near-E:Steppes
Near-W:Miena
Near-Sw:Waddamana
Near-S:Waddamana
Near-Se:Waddamana

Shannon is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census did not record a population for the state suburb of Shannon, because it "had no people or a very low population".[1]

History

Shannon was gazetted as a locality in 1973. The locality was originally called Wihareja.[2]

Geography

The Shannon River forms most of the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C178 (Waddamana Road) runs through from north to south.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Shannon (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Shannon . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "204S", 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 . 16 January 2021 .