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Cuckoo, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°12′27″S 147°34′38″E / 41.2074°S 147.5773°E / -41.2074; 147.5773
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Cuckoo
Tasmania
Cuckoo is located in Tasmania
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
Coordinates41°12′27″S 147°34′38″E / 41.2074°S 147.5773°E / -41.2074; 147.5773
Population44 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)7260
Location9 km (6 mi) SE of Scottsdale
LGA(s)Dorset
RegionNorth-east
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass
Localities around Cuckoo:
Scottsdale Tonganah Tulendeena
Springfield Cuckoo Tulendeena
South Springfield Ringarooma Ringarooma

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]

History

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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

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

Road infrastructure

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

References

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  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. ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Cuckoo (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Cuckoo". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "8303D", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 39" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Cuckoo, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  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.