Cuckoo,_Tasmania

Cuckoo, Tasmania

Cuckoo, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Cuckoo is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 53 for the state suburb of Cuckoo.[2]

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History

Cuckoo was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[3]

The locality is a logging area. A telegraph station named Cuckoo Valley operated from 1925 to 1929.[4]

Geography

The Great Forester River forms a small part of the north-western boundary.[5]

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes to the north. Cuckoo Road provides access to the locality.[3][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cuckoo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "2016 Census Quick Stats Cuckoo (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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    "Placenames Tasmania – Cuckoo". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "8303D", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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    "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 39" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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    Google (13 September 2020). "Cuckoo, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. [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.
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