Mountain River, Tasmania

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Coordinates: 42°56′24″S 147°07′12″E / 42.94000°S 147.12000°E / -42.94000; 147.12000
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Mountain River
Federal division(s)
Franklin
Localities around Mountain River:
Wellington Park Wellington Park Wellington Park
Wellington Park, Crabtree Mountain River Wellington Park,
Lower Longley
Crabtree Grove, Lower Longley Lower Longley

Mountain River is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of

Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 559 for the state suburb of Mountain River.[1]
The locality increasingly is a lifestyle destination, being only about 30 minutes south of the Tasmanian capital Hobart by road.

Neighbouring localities are

Huonville
. Its major tributary, the Crabtree Rivulet, also rises in the Wellington Range.

History

Mountain River was gazetted as a locality in 1970.[3]

Geography

Mountain River (the watercourse), a tributary of the Huon River, flows through from north to south.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route C617 (Mountain River Road) enters from the south and runs through to the centre, where it ends.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Mountain River (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Mountain River in Tasmania - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia".
  3. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Mountain River". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "9238N", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ Google (13 September 2020). "Mountain River, 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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