Cornwall is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 44 kilometres (27 mi) south-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 65 for the state suburb of Cornwall.[2]
| Cornwall Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Cornwall | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°33′13″S 148°08′16″E / 41.5535°S 148.1379°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 82 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7215 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 44 km (27 mi) SW of St Helens | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Break O'Day | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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History
editCornwall was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[3]
It was named by Governor King in 1804, after Cornwall in Britain, which never mined coal, it was a tin mining area.[4]
Geography
editCornwall is completely surrounded by the locality of St Marys.[5]
Road infrastructure
editRoute A4 (Esk Main Road) passes to the south of the locality, from where Cornwall Road provides access.[3][6]
References
edit- ^ "2021 Census Quick Stats Cornwall (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Cornwall (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Cornwall". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "961G", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 35" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Cornwall, 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.
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