Sloping Main, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Sloping Main
State:	tas
Pop:	47
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Postcode:	7186
Region:	South-east
Location1:	Nubeena
Dist1:	22
Dir1:	NW
Lga:	Tasman
Stategov:	Lyons
Fedgov:	Lyons
Near-Nw:	Frederick Henry Bay
Near-N:	Frederick Henry Bay
Near-Ne:	Frederick Henry Bay
Near-E:	Saltwater River
Near-W:	Frederick Henry Bay
Near-Sw:	Nubeena
Near-S:	Nubeena
Near-Se:	Saltwater River

Sloping Main is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Nubeena. The 2021 census recorded a population of 47 for the state suburb of Sloping Main.^[1]

History

Slopen Mane is a confirmed locality.^[2]

Geography

The waters of Frederick Henry Bay form the western to north-eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route C341 (Coal Mine Road) provides access to the locality.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Slopen Mane (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Sloping Main . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "38061M", 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 .