Goulds Country
Tasmania
Goulds Country is located in Tasmania
Goulds Country
Goulds Country
Coordinates41°15′02″S 148°03′27″E / 41.2506°S 148.0574°E / -41.2506; 148.0574
Population77 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7216
Location21 km (13 mi) NW of St Helens
LGA(s)Break O'Day
RegionNorth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Goulds Country:
Pioneer Gladstone Ansons Bay
Lottah, Weldborough Goulds Country Goshen
Pyengana Goshen Goshen

Goulds Country 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 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 77 for the state suburb of Goulds Country.[1]

History

Goulds Country was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[2]

The area was previously a tin mining town known as Dumara or Kunnarra.[3]

Geography

The George River forms part of the southern boundary. The Great Musselroe River rises in the locality and flows through to the north.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes through from south-west to south-east. Route C841 (Terrys Hill Road / Counsels Road) starts at an intersection with A3 on the south-east boundary, and runs north outside the eastern boundary before passing through the north-east corner.[2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Goulds Country (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Goulds Country". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1021W", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 63" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. Google (13 September 2020). "Goulds Country, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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.


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