Upper Esk, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Upper Esk
State:tas
Pop:26
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7214
Region:North-east
Location1:Scottsdale
Dist1:68
Dir1:SE
Lga:Break O'Day, Dorset
Stategov:Lyons, Bass
Fedgov:Lyons, Bass
Near-Nw:Trenah
Near-N:Alberton, Trenah
Near-Ne:Alberton
Near-E:Mathinna
Near-W:Upper Blessington
Near-Sw:Ben Lomond
Near-S:Ben Lomond
Near-Se:Mathinna

Upper Esk is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Break O'Day and Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about southeast of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 26 for the state suburb of Upper Esk.[1]

History

Upper Esk was gazetted as a locality in 1976.[2]

The name was changed from Cloverdale in 1948.[3]

Geography

The South Esk River rises in the north of the locality and flows through to the east.

Road infrastructure

Route C401 (Upper Esk Road / Gunns Road) passes through from east to west before forming part of the western boundary. Route C423 (Mathinna Plains Road) runs along part of the eastern boundary.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Upper Esk (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Upper Esk . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "12A", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 83. Dennison Publications . July 2003 . 14 December 2020.
  4. 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 .