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| Coordinates: 41°21′58″S 146°16′34″E / 41.366°S 146.276°E / -41.366; 146.276 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 40 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7306 | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 11 mm (0.43 in) | ||||||||||||
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Nowhere Else 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 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 40 for the state suburb of Nowhere Else.[2] It is a bounded rural locality on the island of Tasmania. It is located at latitude -41.366 and longitude 146.276.[3] Located on Lake Barrington (Tasmania), Nowhere Else is 190km from Hobart, and 72km west of Launceston. The postcode is 7306.
History
Nowhere Else was gazetted as a locality in 1957. The name is believed to originate from a road that led to a place with no name.[4]
Geography
Lake Barrington forms the north-western boundary.[5]
Road infrastructure
Route C143 (Nowhere Else Road) runs through from north-east to south-east.[4][6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nowhere Else (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Nowhere Else (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Nowhere Else, Tasmania.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Nowhere Else". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1520Q", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Nowhere Else, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
