Whitefoord, Tasmania

Whitefoord
Tasmania
Whitefoord; Tasmania
	Whitefoord
Coordinates	42°25′56″S 147°31′40″E / 42.4322°S 147.5278°ECoordinates: 42°25′56″S 147°31′40″E / 42.4322°S 147.5278°E
Population	59 (2016)
Postcode(s)	7120
Location	25 km (16 mi) SE of Oatlands
LGA(s)	Southern Midlands
Region	Central
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
	Localities around Whitefoord:

Whitefoord is a rural locality in the local government area of Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census determined a population of 59 for the state suburb of Whitefoord.^[1]

History[]

Whitefoord was gazetted as a locality in 1972. It may have been named for John Whitefoord, a Police Magistrate in the district in the 1830s.^[2]

Geography[]

All boundaries are survey lines.^[3]

Road infrastructure[]

The C310 route (Woodsdale Road / Stonehenge Road) enters from the west and runs through to the south-east, where it exits. Route C318 (a continuation of Woodsdale Road) starts at an intersection with C310 and runs south-east until it exits.^[2]^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Whitefoord (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Whitefoord". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 5 June 2020. Select “Search”, enter 1308G, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ Google (5 June 2020). "Whitefoord, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 June 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 18 May 2020.

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[Census2016Y-1] "2016 Census Quick Stats Whitefoord (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Whitefoord". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 5 June 2020. Select “Search”, enter 1308G, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] Google (5 June 2020). "Whitefoord, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[4] "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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