Dromedary, Tasmania

Dromedary
Tasmania
Dromedary; Tasmania
	Dromedary
Coordinates	42°43′44″S 147°08′55″E / 42.7288°S 147.1487°ECoordinates: 42°43′44″S 147°08′55″E / 42.7288°S 147.1487°E
Population	732 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7030
Location	14 km (9 mi) W of Brighton
LGA(s)	Southern Midlands, Brighton
Region	Central, Hobart
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
	Localities around Dromedary:

Dromedary is a rural residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Southern Midlands and Brighton in the Central and Hobart LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census provides a population of 732 for the state suburb of Dromedary.^[1]

History[]

Dromedary was gazetted as a locality in 1970.^[2]

Mount Dromedary, which is in the locality, was so named in 1794 by Captain John Hayes because of its resemblance to a camel.^[3]

Geography[]

Many of the boundaries of the locality consist of survey lines. The Derwent River forms the south-eastern boundary.^[4]

Road infrastructure[]

Route B10 (Boyer Road) passes through from south-east to south-west.^[2]^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Dromedary (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Dromedary". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 16 January 2021. Select “Search”, enter 278L, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 44" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ Google (16 January 2021). "Dromedary, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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[Census2016Y-1] "2016 Census Quick Stats Dromedary (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Dromedary". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 16 January 2021. Select “Search”, enter 278L, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 44" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[4] Google (16 January 2021). "Dromedary, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[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 16 January 2021.

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