Detention is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Detention.[1]
| Detention Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Detention | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°52′42″S 145°27′06″E / 40.8782°S 145.4518°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | nil (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7321 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 35 km (22 mi) E of Smithton | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Circular Head | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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History
editDetention was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[2]
The Detention River, from which the locality takes its name, was so named in 1826 when a party of surveyors was stranded (detained) there by a flood.[3]
Geography
editThe estuary of the Detention River forms the western boundary, and the waters of Bass Strait the northern.[4]
Road infrastructure
editRoute A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from east to west.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Detention (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Detention". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "39203Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 40" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Detention, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.