Detention, Tasmania

Detention Tasmania
Detention
Coordinates	40°52′42″S 145°27′06″E
Population	nil (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7321
Location	35 km (22 mi) E of Smithton
LGA(s)	Circular Head
Region	North-west and west
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon
Localities around Detention: Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait Hellyer Detention Rocky Cape Hellyer Rocky Cape Rocky Cape

Detention is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Detention.[1]

History

Detention was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[2]

The Detention River, from which the locality takes its name, was so named in 1826 when a party of surveyors was stranded (detained) there by a flood.[3]

Geography

The estuary of the Detention River forms the western boundary, and the waters of Bass Strait the northern.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from east to west.[2][5]

References

1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Detention (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
2. "Placenames Tasmania – Detention". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "39203Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
3. "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 40" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
4. "Detention, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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 16 January 2021.