Cornwall, Tasmania

Cornwall Tasmania
Cornwall
Coordinates	41°33′13″S 148°08′16″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
Localities around Cornwall: St Marys St Marys St Marys St Marys Cornwall St Marys St Marys St Marys St Marys

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]

History

Cornwall 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

Cornwall is completely surrounded by the locality of St Marys.[5]

Road infrastructure

Route A4 (Esk Main Road) passes to the south of the locality, from where Cornwall Road provides access.[3][6]

References

1. "2021 Census Quick Stats Cornwall (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
2. "2016 Census Quick Stats Cornwall (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
3. "Placenames Tasmania – Cornwall". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "961G", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
4. "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 35" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
5. "Cornwall, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
6. "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.