Sunnyside, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Sunnyside
State:tas
Pop:104
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7306
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Sheffield
Dist1:16
Dir1:E
Lga:Kentish
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Railton
Near-N:Merseylea
Near-Ne:Merseylea
Near-E:Merseylea
Near-W:Railton
Near-Sw:Stoodley
Near-S:Kimberley
Near-Se:Kimberley

Sunnyside is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 104 for the state suburb of Sunnyside.[1]

History

Sunnyside was gazetted as a locality in 1957.[2]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

Route B13 (Railton Road) runs along the north-east boundary. From there, Maloneys Road and Sunnyside Road provide access to the locality.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Sunnyside (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Sunnyside . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1803R", 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 . 13 September 2020 .