Woolnorth / Temdudheker Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 40°45′42″S 144°45′58″E / 40.7618°S 144.7661°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 112 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7330 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 37 km (23 mi) NW of Smithton | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Circular Head | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a rural locality in the local government area of Circular Head in the North-west and west region of Tasmania. The locality is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west of the town of Smithton. The 2021 census has a population of 161 for the state suburb of Woolnorth. [1]
Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a confirmed locality. [2] A property named Woolnorth was established in the area by the Van Diemen's Land Company in 1827. [3] Cape Grim, on the Woolnorth property, was the scene of a massacre of Aboriginals in 1828. [4]
It was officially dual named in March 2021. [5]
Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a triangular locality with boundaries on the west, north-east and south-east. The Southern Ocean forms most of the western boundary, and Bass Strait the north-eastern. The Woolnorth Wind Farm is in the locality. [6]
The C215 route (Harcus River Road) enters from the north-east and follows the south-east boundary to the south, where it exits. [2] [7]
Woolnorth / Temdudheker Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 40°45′42″S 144°45′58″E / 40.7618°S 144.7661°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 112 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7330 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 37 km (23 mi) NW of Smithton | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Circular Head | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a rural locality in the local government area of Circular Head in the North-west and west region of Tasmania. The locality is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west of the town of Smithton. The 2021 census has a population of 161 for the state suburb of Woolnorth. [1]
Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a confirmed locality. [2] A property named Woolnorth was established in the area by the Van Diemen's Land Company in 1827. [3] Cape Grim, on the Woolnorth property, was the scene of a massacre of Aboriginals in 1828. [4]
It was officially dual named in March 2021. [5]
Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a triangular locality with boundaries on the west, north-east and south-east. The Southern Ocean forms most of the western boundary, and Bass Strait the north-eastern. The Woolnorth Wind Farm is in the locality. [6]
The C215 route (Harcus River Road) enters from the north-east and follows the south-east boundary to the south, where it exits. [2] [7]