Lower Beulah, Tasmania

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Lower Beulah
Tasmania
Lower Beulah is located in Tasmania
Lower Beulah
Lower Beulah
Coordinates41°26′59″S 146°24′36″E / 41.4497°S 146.4101°E / -41.4497; 146.4101Coordinates: 41°26′59″S 146°24′36″E / 41.4497°S 146.4101°E / -41.4497; 146.4101
Population55 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7306
Location17 km (11 mi) SE of Sheffield
LGA(s)Kentish
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Lower Beulah:
Stoodley Stoodley Kimberley
Beulah Lower Beulah Kimberley, Weegena
Mole Creek Mole Creek Mole Creek

Lower Beulah 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 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census provides a population of 55 for the state suburb of Lower Beulah.[1]

History[]

Lower Beulah was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[2]

The name Beulah is Biblical in origin It is believed to mean, among other things, “the gates of heaven”. Gold was once mined in the locality.[3]

Geography[]

The Mersey River forms part of the eastern boundary. The Dasher River, a tributary of the Mersey, forms a small part of the northern boundary. The Minnow River forms part of the western boundary before flowing through to form part of the eastern, where it then joins the Dasher at the north-east corner.[4]

Road infrastructure[]

Route C159 (Lower Beulah Road / Dynans Bridge Road) runs from the north-west to the village in the centre, and then to the east, where it exits. Route C157, a continuation of Lower Beulah Road, runs west from the village until it exits.[2][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Lower Beulah (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Lower Beulah". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 907R, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
  3. ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Pages 15-16" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ Google (13 September 2020). "Lower Beulah, 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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