Tulendeena, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Tulendeena
State:tas
Pop:12
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7260
Region:North-east
Location1:Scottsdale
Dist1:17
Dir1:E
Lga:Dorset
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Tonganah
Near-N:Kamona
Near-Ne:Kamona
Near-E:Kamona, Legerwood
Near-W:Cuckoo, Tonganah
Near-Sw:Legerwood
Near-S:Legerwood
Near-Se:Legerwood

Tulendeena is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania in Australia. The locality is about east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 12 for the state suburb of Tulendeena.[1]

History

Tulendeena was gazetted as a locality in 1967. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “top”. The name was in use by 1917.[2]

Geography

The boundaries consist primarily of survey lines and ridge lines.

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes through from north-west to south-east.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Tulendeena (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Tulendeena . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1286F", 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 .