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Lower Wilmot, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°18′46″S 146°12′35″E / 41.3129°S 146.2096°E / -41.3129; 146.2096
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Lower Wilmot
Tasmania
Lower Wilmot is located in Tasmania
Lower Wilmot
Lower Wilmot
Coordinates41°18′46″S 146°12′35″E / 41.3129°S 146.2096°E / -41.3129; 146.2096
Population115 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7310
Location29 km (18 mi) NW of Sheffield
LGA(s)Kentish
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Lower Wilmot:
Kindred Kindred Paloona
Sprent, Upper Castra Lower Wilmot Barrington, Lower Barrington
Upper Castra Wilmot Nowhere Else

Lower Wilmot 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 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 115 for the state suburb of Lower Wilmot.[1]

History

Lower Wilmot was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[2]

Geography

The Forth River forms the eastern boundary. The Wilmot River, a tributary of the Forth, forms the western and northern boundaries, joining the Forth at the north-east corner.[3]

Road infrastructure

Route C132 (Wilmot Road) runs through from north to south.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Lower Wilmot (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Lower Wilmot". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1314C", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Lower Wilmot, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "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.