Dairy Plains, Tasmania

Dairy Plains is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Meander Valley in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census provides a population of 69 for the state suburb of Dairy Plains.[1]

Dairy Plains
Tasmania
Dairy Plains
Coordinates41°35′09″S 146°29′47″E
Population69 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7304
Location36 km (22 mi) W of Westbury
LGA(s)Meander Valley
RegionLaunceston
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal Division(s)Lyons
Localities around Dairy Plains:
Chudleigh Needles, Chudleigh Needles
Chudleigh Dairy Plains Montana
Caveside Western Creek Meander

History

Dairy Plains was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[2]

It is an area that was part of the Van Diemen's Land Company holdings.[3]

Geography

The boundaries are mostly survey lines, with small sections of minor watercourses in several places.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route C168 (Dairy Plains Road) runs through from north to south.[2][5]

References

  1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Dairy Plains (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. "Placenames Tasmania – Dairy Plains". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 38109M, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
  3. "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 38" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. Google (13 September 2020). "Dairy Plains, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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