Cuckoo, Tasmania

Cuckoo
Tasmania
Cuckoo; Tasmania
	Cuckoo
Coordinates	41°12′27″S 147°34′38″E / 41.2074°S 147.5773°ECoordinates: 41°12′27″S 147°34′38″E / 41.2074°S 147.5773°E
Population	53 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7260
Location	9 km (6 mi) SE of Scottsdale
LGA(s)	Dorset
Region	North-east
State electorate(s)	Bass
Federal division(s)	Bass
	Localities around Cuckoo:

Cuckoo is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census provides a population of 53 for the state suburb of Cuckoo.^[1]

History[]

Cuckoo was gazetted as a locality in 1969.^[2]

The locality is a logging area. A telegraph station named Cuckoo Valley operated from 1925 to 1929.^[3]

Geography[]

The Great Forester River forms a small part of the north-western boundary.^[4]

Road infrastructure[]

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes to the north. Cuckoo Road provides access to the locality.^[2]^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Cuckoo (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Cuckoo". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 8303D, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 39" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ Google (13 September 2020). "Cuckoo, 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 Cuckoo (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Cuckoo". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 8303D, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 39" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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