Gowrie Park, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia
41°28′00″S 146°13′25″E / 41.4667°S 146.2237°E / -41.4667; 146.2237Population32 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)7306Location14 km (9 mi) SW of SheffieldLGA(s)KentishRegionNorth-west and westState electorate(s)LyonsFederal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Gowrie Park:
Promised Land Claude Road Claude Road
Staverton Gowrie Park Mount Roland
Mount Roland Mount Roland Mount Roland

Gowrie Park 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 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 32 for the state suburb of Gowrie Park.[1]

History

Gowrie Park was gazetted as a locality in 1957. The name is believed to have come from the farm of an early settler.[2]

Geography

The Dasher River flows through from south-west to north.[3]

Road infrastructure

Route C136 (Claude Road) passes through from north to south.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Gowrie Park (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Gowrie Park". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2703C", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Gowrie Park, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 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 13 September 2020.