Exeter, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°17′59″S 146°57′11″E / 41.29972°S 146.95306°E / -41.29972; 146.95306
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Exeter
LauncestonTasmania
West Tamar Highway at Exeter
Exeter is located in Tasmania
Exeter
Exeter
Coordinates41°17′59″S 146°57′11″E / 41.29972°S 146.95306°E / -41.29972; 146.95306
Population633 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density198/km2 (512/sq mi)
Postcode(s)7275
Area3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)[2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)West Tamar Council
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass

Exeter is a small town approximately 24 kilometres north of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. At the 2016 census, Exeter had a population of 633.[1]

It is an important town agriculturally due to its positioning in the centre of a large rural area known for its orchards, dairy and beef cattle, fruit produce and sheep herds.

Features[edit]

The Exeter Methodist Church is a timber building that was completed in 1861, being the oldest Methodist Church in Tasmania. Brady's Lookout is 5 km (3 mi) south of Exeter on the West Tamar Highway. It was used by the infamous bushranger Matthew Brady to identify potential victims below.

Education[edit]

Exeter High School is a comprehensive secondary school located on Glen-Ard-Mohr Road.[4] It was established in 1985, following a reorganisation of the earlier Exeter District School.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Exeter (L) (Tas.) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Exeter (L) (Tas.) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 11 December 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c Bureau of Meteorology max
  4. ^ "Exeter High School". Department of Education (Tasmania). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Exeter District School", Archives Office of Tasmania, accessed 21 July 2008

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