Dee, Tasmania
| Dee Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Dee | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°14′43″S 146°33′54″E / 42.2452°S 146.5651°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7140 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 53 km (33 mi) NW of Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Highlands | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Dee is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 53 kilometres (33 mi) north-west of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 7 for the state suburb of Dee.[1]
History
[edit]Dee was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[2]
Dee was the site of a telegraph relay station on the only telegraph link to the west coast in earlier days.[3]
Geography
[edit]The Dee Lagoon is in the centre of the locality, contained by the Dee Dam. The Dee River flows into the lagoon from the north, and continues south from the dam.[4]
Road infrastructure
[edit]Route C173 (Victoria Valley Road) runs through from north-west to south-east.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Dee (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Dee". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "12931S", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 39" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Dee, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.