York Plains, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
York Plains
State:tas
Pop:62
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7120
Region:Central
Location1:Oatlands
Dist1:10
Dir1:NE
Lga:Southern Midlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Oatlands
Near-N:Ross, Antill Ponds, Woodbury
Near-Ne:Lemont
Near-E:Lemont
Near-W:Oatlands
Near-Sw:Oatlands
Near-S:Andover, Pawtella, Lemont
Near-Se:Lemont

York Plains is a rural locality and town in the local government area of Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about north-east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census determined a population of 62 for the state suburb of York Plains.[1]

History

York Plains was gazetted as a locality in 1974. The locality was named in 1811.[2]

Geography

Almost all boundaries are survey lines. The Main railway line passes through via the town from north-west to south.

Road infrastructure

The C307 route (York Plains Road) enters from the west and runs through via the town to the east, where it exits. Route C309 (Nala Road) starts at an intersection with C307 and runs south until it exits. Route C306 (Stonehouse Road) starts at an intersection with C307 on the south-east boundary and runs away to the south.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats York Plains (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 28 Jun 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – York Plains . . Placenames Tasmania . 28 Jun 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1325J", 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 .