Erriba, Tasmania

Erriba
Tasmania
Erriba; Tasmania
	Erriba
Coordinates	41°25′31″S 146°08′14″E / 41.4253°S 146.1371°ECoordinates: 41°25��31″S 146°08′14″E / 41.4253°S 146.1371°E
Population	47 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7310
Location	37 km (23 mi) SW of Sheffield
LGA(s)	Kentish
Region	North-west and west
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
	Localities around Erriba:

Erriba is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census provides a population of 47 for the state suburb of Erriba.^[1]

History[]

Erriba was gazetted as a locality in 1965. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “cockatoo”.^[2]

A Post Office of that name was opened in 1910.^[3]

Geography[]

The Wilmot River forms the western boundary, and the Forth River forms part of the eastern.^[4]

Road infrastructure[]

Route C132 (Cradle Mountain Road) passes through from north-east to south, and then follows the southern boundary for some distance.^[2]^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Erriba (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Erriba". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 313F, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 49" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ Google (13 September 2020). "Erriba, 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 Erriba (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Erriba". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 313F, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 49" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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