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Upper Esk, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°26′10″S 147°43′34″E / 41.4360°S 147.7262°E / -41.4360; 147.7262
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Upper Esk
Tasmania
Upper Esk is located in Tasmania
Upper Esk
Upper Esk
Coordinates41°26′10″S 147°43′34″E / 41.4360°S 147.7262°E / -41.4360; 147.7262
Population26 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7214
Location68 km (42 mi) SE of Scottsdale
LGA(s)Break O'Day, Dorset
RegionNorth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons, Bass
Federal division(s)Lyons, Bass
Localities around Upper Esk:
Trenah Alberton, Trenah Alberton
Upper Blessington Upper Esk Mathinna
Ben Lomond Ben Lomond Mathinna

Upper Esk is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Break O'Day and Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 68 kilometres (42 mi) southeast of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 26 for the state suburb of Upper Esk.[1]

History

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Upper Esk was gazetted as a locality in 1976.[2]

The name was changed from Cloverdale in 1948.[3]

Geography

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The South Esk River rises in the north of the locality and flows through to the east.[4]

Road infrastructure

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Route C401 (Upper Esk Road / Gunns Road) passes through from east to west before forming part of the western boundary. Route C423 (Mathinna Plains Road) runs along part of the eastern boundary.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Upper Esk (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Upper Esk". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "12A", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 83" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Upper Esk, 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.