Nook, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia
Town in Tasmania, Australia
Nook
Nook is located in Tasmania
Nook
Nook
Coordinates: 41°19′48″S 146°19′57″E / 41.3300°S 146.3326°E / -41.3300; 146.3326
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionNorth-west and west
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total188 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
7306
Localities around Nook
Lower Barrington Acacia Hills Railton
Barrington Nook Railton
Barrington Sheffield Railton

Nook 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 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 188 for the state suburb of Nook.[2]

History

Nook was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[3]

Geography

The Don River forms two segments of the western boundary.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route C150 (Nook Road) runs through from north to south.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Nook (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Nook". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1801M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Nook, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. 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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