South Mount Cameron, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
South Mount Cameron
State:tas
Pop:15
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7264
Region:North-east
Location1:Scottsdale
Dist1:59
Dir1:NE
Lga:Dorset
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Boobyalla
Near-N:Gladstone
Near-Ne:Gladstone
Near-E:Gladstone
Near-W:Banca
Near-Sw:Winnaleah
Near-S:Pioneer
Near-Se:Gladstone

South Mount Cameron is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 15 for the state suburb of South Mount Cameron.[1]

History

South Mount Cameron was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[2]

The area was originally settled as a tin-mining town.[3]

Geography

The Ringarooma River flows through from south to north-east.

Road infrastructure

Route B82 (Gladstone Road) passes through from south to north-east.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats South Mount Cameron (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – South Mount Cameron . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1247N", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 68 . 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 .