Lapoinya
| Lapoinya Tasmania | |
|---|---|
| Population | 143 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 7325 |
| LGA(s) | Waratah-Wynyard Council |
| State electorate(s) | Braddon |
| Federal division(s) | Braddon |
Lapoinya (pronounced La-poin-ya) is a small agricultural centre on the north-west coast of Tasmania west of Wynyard. The name is Tasmanian aboriginal word for "fern tree", a plant that abounds in those surviving untouched parts of the original temperate rainforest. At the 2006 census, Lapoinya had a population of 368.[2]
History
First developed commercially around 1900 it has been a centre for forestry, mixed agriculture (especially potato-growing and grazing (mostly dairy cattle). In November 2014 it was announced the town was fighting Forestry Tasmania to attempt to stop the company logging the towns surrounding forest.[3]
Lapoinya Post Office opened on 1 November 1912 and closed in 1970.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lapoinya (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lapoinya (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Town fights bid to harvest much-loved trees". The Mercury. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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