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]
South Mount Cameron was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[2]
The area was originally settled as a tin-mining town.[3]
The Ringarooma River flows through from south to north-east.
Route B82 (Gladstone Road) passes through from south to north-east.[2] [4]