Exeter Launceston, Tasmania | |
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Coordinates | 41°17′59″S 146°57′11″E / 41.29972°S 146.95306°E |
Population | 633 ( 2016 census) [1] |
• Density | 198/km2 (512/sq mi) |
Postcode(s) | 7275 |
Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) [2] |
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10) |
• Summer ( DST) | AEDT ( UTC+11) |
Location |
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LGA(s) | West Tamar Council |
State electorate(s) | Bass |
Federal division(s) | Bass |
Exeter is a small town approximately 24 kilometres north of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. At the 2016 census, Exeter had a population of 633. [1]
It is an important town agriculturally due to its positioning in the centre of a large rural area known for its orchards, dairy and beef cattle, fruit produce and sheep herds.
The Exeter Methodist Church is a timber building that was completed in 1861, being the oldest Methodist Church in Tasmania. Brady's Lookout is 5 km (3 mi) south of Exeter on the West Tamar Highway. It was used by the infamous bushranger Matthew Brady to identify potential victims below.
Exeter High School is a comprehensive secondary school located on Glen-Ard-Mohr Road. [4] It was established in 1985, following a reorganisation of the earlier Exeter District School. [5]
Media related to Exeter, Tasmania at Wikimedia Commons
Exeter Launceston, Tasmania | |
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Coordinates | 41°17′59″S 146°57′11″E / 41.29972°S 146.95306°E |
Population | 633 ( 2016 census) [1] |
• Density | 198/km2 (512/sq mi) |
Postcode(s) | 7275 |
Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) [2] |
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10) |
• Summer ( DST) | AEDT ( UTC+11) |
Location |
|
LGA(s) | West Tamar Council |
State electorate(s) | Bass |
Federal division(s) | Bass |
Exeter is a small town approximately 24 kilometres north of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. At the 2016 census, Exeter had a population of 633. [1]
It is an important town agriculturally due to its positioning in the centre of a large rural area known for its orchards, dairy and beef cattle, fruit produce and sheep herds.
The Exeter Methodist Church is a timber building that was completed in 1861, being the oldest Methodist Church in Tasmania. Brady's Lookout is 5 km (3 mi) south of Exeter on the West Tamar Highway. It was used by the infamous bushranger Matthew Brady to identify potential victims below.
Exeter High School is a comprehensive secondary school located on Glen-Ard-Mohr Road. [4] It was established in 1985, following a reorganisation of the earlier Exeter District School. [5]
Media related to Exeter, Tasmania at Wikimedia Commons