Upper_Esk,_Tasmania

Upper Esk, Tasmania

Upper Esk, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia

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]

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History

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

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

Geography

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

Road infrastructure

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

  1. [1]
    "2016 Census Quick Stats Upper Esk (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Placenames Tasmania – Upper Esk". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "12A", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 83" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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    Google (13 September 2020). "Upper Esk, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. [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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