Jetsonville, Tasmania

Jetsonville
Tasmania
Jetsonville; Tasmania
	Jetsonville
Coordinates	41°06′33″S 147°27′48″E / 41.1092°S 147.4632°ECoordinates: 41°06′33″S 147°27′48″E / 41.1092°S 147.4632°E
Population	137 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7260
Location	8 km (5 mi) NW of Scottsdale
LGA(s)	Dorset
Region	North-east
State electorate(s)	Bass
Federal division(s)	Bass
	Localities around Jetsonville:

Jetsonville is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census provides a population of 137 for the state suburb of Jetsonville.^[1]

History[]

Jetsonville was gazetted as a locality in 1964. It was named for a family called Jetson who owned land in the area from 1860. The name was in official use by 1879, by which date a school had opened.^[2]

Initially it was a mining area but soon became a farming centre.^[3]

Geography[]

The Brid River forms part of the south-western boundary before flowing through to the north-west.^[4]

Road infrastructure[]

Route B84 (Bridport Road) passes through from south-east to north.^[2]^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Jetsonville (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Jetsonville". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 1055T, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 76" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ Google (13 September 2020). "Jetsonville, 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 Jetsonville (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Jetsonville". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 1055T, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 76" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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