Goulds Country, Tasmania

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Goulds Country
Tasmania
Goulds Country is located in Tasmania
Goulds Country
Goulds Country
Coordinates41°15′02″S 148°03′27″E / 41.2506°S 148.0574°E / -41.2506; 148.0574Coordinates: 41°15′02″S 148°03′27″E / 41.2506°S 148.0574°E / -41.2506; 148.0574
Population77 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7216
Location21 km (13 mi) NW of St Helens
LGA(s)Break O'Day
RegionNorth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Goulds Country:
Pioneer Gladstone Ansons Bay
Lottah, Weldborough Goulds Country Goshen
Pyengana Goshen Goshen

Goulds Country is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census provides a population of 77 for the state suburb of Goulds Country.[1]

History[]

Goulds Country was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[2]

The area was previously a tin mining town known as Dumara or Kunnarra.[3]

Geography[]

The George River forms part of the southern boundary. The Great Musselroe River rises in the locality and flows through to the north.[4]

Road infrastructure[]

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes through from south-west to south-east. Route C841 (Terrys Hill Road / Counsels Road) starts at an intersection with A3 on the south-east boundary, and runs north outside the eastern boundary before passing through the north-east corner.[2][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Goulds Country (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Goulds Country". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 1021W, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
  3. ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 63" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ Google (13 September 2020). "Goulds Country, 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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