Coordinates: 41°00′53″S 147°57′49″E / 41.0147°S 147.9637°E / -41.0147; 147.9637

South Mount Cameron, Tasmania

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South Mount Cameron
Tasmania
South Mount Cameron is located in Tasmania
South Mount Cameron
South Mount Cameron
Coordinates41°00′53″S 147°57′49″E / 41.0147°S 147.9637°E / -41.0147; 147.9637
Population15 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7264
Location59 km (37 mi) NE of Scottsdale
LGA(s)Dorset
RegionNorth-east
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass
Localities around South Mount Cameron:
Boobyalla Gladstone Gladstone
Banca South Mount Cameron Gladstone
Winnaleah Pioneer Gladstone

South Mount Cameron is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 59 kilometres (37 mi) north-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 15 for the state suburb of South Mount Cameron.[1]

History

South Mount Cameron was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[2]

The area was originally settled as a tin-mining town.[3]

Geography

The Ringarooma River flows through from south to north-east.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route B82 (Gladstone Road) passes through from south to north-east.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats South Mount Cameron (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – South Mount Cameron". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1247N", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 68" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ Google (13 September 2020). "South Mount Cameron, 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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