Upper Esk, Tasmania

Upper Esk
Tasmania
Upper Esk; Tasmania
	Upper Esk
Coordinates	41°26′10″S 147°43′34″E / 41.4360°S 147.7262°ECoordinates: 41°26′10″S 147°43′34″E / 41.4360°S 147.7262°E
Population	26 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7214
Location	68 km (42 mi) SE of Scottsdale
LGA(s)	Break O'Day, Dorset
Region	North-east
State electorate(s)	Lyons, Bass
Federal division(s)	Lyons, Bass
	Localities around Upper Esk:

Upper Esk is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Break O'Day and Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 68 kilometres (42 mi) south-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census provides a population of 26 for the state suburb of Upper Esk.^[1]

History[]

Upper Esk was gazetted as a locality in 1976.^[2]

The name was changed from Cloverdale in 1948.^[3]

Geography[]

The South Esk River rises in the north of the locality and flows through to the east.^[4]

Road infrastructure[]

Route C401 (Upper Esk Road / Gunns Road) passes through from east to west before forming part of the western boundary. Route C423 (Mathinna Plains Road) runs along part of the eastern boundary.^[2]^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Upper Esk (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Upper Esk". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 12A, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 83" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ Google (13 September 2020). "Upper Esk, 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 Upper Esk (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Upper Esk". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 12A, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 83" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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