Aberdeen, Tasmania

Aberdeen
Tasmania
Aberdeen; Tasmania
	Aberdeen
Coordinates	41°14′39″S 146°19′35″E / 41.2443°S 146.3265°ECoordinates: 41°14′39″S 146°19′35″E / 41.2443°S 146.3265°E
Population	229 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7310
Location	10 km (6 mi) S of Devonport
LGA(s)	Devonport
Region	North-west and west
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon
	Localities around Aberdeen:

Aberdeen is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Devonport in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the town of Devonport. The 2016 census provides a population of 229 for the state suburb of Aberdeen.^[1]

History[]

Aberdeen was gazetted as a locality in 1963. The name was not in official use until about 1915.^[2]

Coal was discovered in the area in 1855, and Scottish miners may have unofficially named it Aberdeen.^[3]

Geography[]

The Don River flows through the south-west corner and then forms much of the western boundary.^[4]

Road infrastructure[]

Route C146 (Melrose Road) runs through from north to south-east.^[2]^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Aberdeen (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Aberdeen". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 2397Q, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 4" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ Google (13 September 2020). "Aberdeen, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "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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[Census2016Y-1] "2016 Census Quick Stats Aberdeen (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Aberdeen". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 2397Q, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 4" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[4] Google (13 September 2020). "Aberdeen, 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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