Erriba Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°26′24″S 146°06′48″E / 41.44000°S 146.11333°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 47 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7310 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 37 km (23 mi) SW of Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Kentish | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Erriba is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 47 for the state suburb of Erriba. [1]
Erriba was gazetted as a locality in 1965. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “cockatoo”. [2]
A post office of that name was opened in 1910. [3]
The Wilmot River forms the western boundary, and the Forth River forms part of the eastern. [4]
Route C132 (Cradle Mountain Road) passes through from north-east to south, and then follows the southern boundary for some distance. [2] [5]
Erriba Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°26′24″S 146°06′48″E / 41.44000°S 146.11333°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 47 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7310 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 37 km (23 mi) SW of Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Kentish | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Erriba is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 47 for the state suburb of Erriba. [1]
Erriba was gazetted as a locality in 1965. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “cockatoo”. [2]
A post office of that name was opened in 1910. [3]
The Wilmot River forms the western boundary, and the Forth River forms part of the eastern. [4]
Route C132 (Cradle Mountain Road) passes through from north-east to south, and then follows the southern boundary for some distance. [2] [5]