Wyena Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°10′32″S 147°15′51″E / 41.1755°S 147.2641°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 24 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7254 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 27 km (17 mi) W of Scottsdale | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Dorset, Launceston | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-east, Launceston | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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Wyena is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Dorset and Launceston in the North-east and Launceston LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 24 for the state suburb of Wyena. [1]
Wyena was gazetted as a locality in 1964. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “small timber”. [2]
The boundaries consist primarily of survey lines and ridge lines. [3]
Route B81 (Golconda Road) passes through from west to east. [2] [4]
Wyena Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°10′32″S 147°15′51″E / 41.1755°S 147.2641°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 24 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7254 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 27 km (17 mi) W of Scottsdale | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Dorset, Launceston | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-east, Launceston | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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Wyena is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Dorset and Launceston in the North-east and Launceston LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 24 for the state suburb of Wyena. [1]
Wyena was gazetted as a locality in 1964. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “small timber”. [2]
The boundaries consist primarily of survey lines and ridge lines. [3]
Route B81 (Golconda Road) passes through from west to east. [2] [4]