Tunnack, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Tunnack
State:tas
Pop:178
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7120
Region:Central
Location1:Oatlands
Dist1:25
Dir1:SE
Lga:Southern Midlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Stonor
Near-N:Baden, Stonor
Near-Ne:Whitefoord
Near-E:Woodsdale
Near-W:Rhyndaston
Near-Sw:Colebrook
Near-S:Colebrook
Near-Se:Levendale

Tunnack is a rural locality in the local government area of Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census determined a population of 178 for the state suburb of Tunnack.[1]

History

Tunnack was gazetted as a locality in 1974. The name is an Aboriginal word for “cold”.[2]

Geography

The Coal River forms much of the northern and western boundaries.

Road infrastructure

The C312 route (Tunnack Road / New Country Marsh Road) enters from the north and runs through to the south-east, where it exits. Route C342 (Eldon Road) starts at an intersection with C312 and runs south-west until it exits.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Tunnack (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 5 Jun 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Tunnack . . Placenames Tasmania . 5 Jun 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1288K", 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 . 18 May 2020 .