Toiberry, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Toiberry
State:	tas
Pop:	22
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Postcode:	7301
Region:	Central
Location1:	Longford
Dist1:	9
Dir1:	W
Lga:	Northern Midlands
Stategov:	Lyons
Fedgov:	Lyons
Near-Nw:	Bishopsbourne
Near-N:	Longford
Near-Ne:	Longford
Near-E:	Longford
Near-W:	Bishopsbourne
Near-Sw:	Cressy
Near-S:	Cressy
Near-Se:	Cressy

Toiberry is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Northern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Longford. The 2016 census recorded a population of 22 for the state suburb of Toiberry.^[1]

History

Toiberry was gazetted as a locality in 1959. The area was originally gazetted as Little Hampton. Toiberry is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “ashes”.^[2]

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines. The Western Railway Line passes through from north-east to north-west.

Road infrastructure

Route C518 (Bishopsbourne Road) passes through from north-east to west.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Toiberry (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Toiberry . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "1280Q", 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 .