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Jetsonville, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°06′33″S 147°27′48″E / 41.1092°S 147.4632°E / -41.1092; 147.4632
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Jetsonville
Tasmania
Jetsonville is located in Tasmania
Jetsonville
Jetsonville
Coordinates41°06′33″S 147°27′48″E / 41.1092°S 147.4632°E / -41.1092; 147.4632
Population137 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7260
Location8 km (5 mi) NW of Scottsdale
LGA(s)Dorset
RegionNorth-east
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass
Localities around Jetsonville:
Bridport Bridport North Scottsdale
Lietinna, Bridport Jetsonville North Scottsdale
Lietinna Lietinna, Scottsdale Scottsdale

Jetsonville is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 137 for the state suburb of Jetsonville.[1]

History

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Jetsonville was gazetted as a locality in 1964. It was named for a family called Jetson who owned land in the area from 1860. The name was in official use by 1879, by which date a school had opened.[2]

Initially it was a mining area but soon became a farming centre.[3]

Geography

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The Brid River forms part of the south-western boundary before flowing through to the north-west.[4]

Road infrastructure

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Route B84 (Bridport Road) passes through from south-east to north.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Jetsonville (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Jetsonville". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1055T", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 76" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Jetsonville, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  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 13 September 2020.