Exeter, Tasmania
Exeter | |
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 West Tamar Highway at Exeter | |
  Exeter | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′59″S 146°57′11″E / 41.29972°S 146.95306°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
| City | Launceston |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 633 (2016 census)[2] |
| • Density | 198/km2 (512/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 7275 |
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.[2]
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.[5] It was established in 1985, following a reorganisation of the earlier Exeter District School.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Exeter (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Exeter (L) (Tas.) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Bureau of Meteorology max
- ^ "Exeter High School". Department of Education (Tasmania). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Exeter District School", Archives Office of Tasmania, accessed 21 July 2008
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