Cuckoo, Tasmania

Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Town
	Cuckoo
	Coordinates: 41°12′27″S 147°34′38″E / 41.2074°S 147.5773°E / -41.2074; 147.5773
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	North-east
LGA	Dorset;
Location	9 km (5.6 mi) SE of Scottsdale ;
Government
• State electorate	Bass;
• Federal division	Bass;
Population
• Total	44 (SAL 2021)
Postcode	7260
	Localities around Cuckoo

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Cuckoo is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 53 for the state suburb of Cuckoo.^[3]

History

Cuckoo was gazetted as a locality in 1969.^[4]

The locality is a logging area. A telegraph station named Cuckoo Valley operated from 1925 to 1929.^[5]

Geography

The Great Forester River forms a small part of the north-western boundary.^[6]

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes to the north. Cuckoo Road provides access to the locality.^[4]^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cuckoo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cuckoo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Cuckoo (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Cuckoo". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "8303D", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 39" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ "Cuckoo, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 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 13 September 2020.

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cuckoo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cuckoo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[Census2016Y-3] "2016 Census Quick Stats Cuckoo (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Placename-4] "Placenames Tasmania – Cuckoo". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "8303D", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[5] "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 39" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[6] "Cuckoo, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[7] "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.