Stonehenge, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Stonehenge
State:tas
Pop:7
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7120
Region:Central
Location1:Oatlands
Dist1:35
Dir1:SE
Lga:Southern Midlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Lemont
Near-N:Swanston, Lemont
Near-Ne:Buckland
Near-E:Buckland
Near-W:Whitefoord, Mount Seymour
Near-Sw:Whitefoord
Near-S:Whitefoord
Near-Se:Buckland

Stonehenge is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census recorded a population of 7 for the state suburb of Stonehenge.[1]

History

Stonehenge was gazetted as a locality in 1972. The name was taken from a property in the area.[2]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

Route C310 (Stonehenge Road / Inglewood Road) runs through from south to west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Stonehenge (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Stonehenge . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "1256Q", 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 .