Exeter, Tasmania

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Exeter
Launceston,  Tasmania
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West Tamar Highway at Exeter
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Exeter
Coordinates 41°17′59″S146°57′11″E / 41.29972°S 146.95306°E / -41.29972; 146.95306 Coordinates: 41°17′59″S146°57′11″E / 41.29972°S 146.95306°E / -41.29972; 146.95306
Population633 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density198/km2 (512/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 7275
Area3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) [2]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) West Tamar Council
State electorate(s) Bass
Federal division(s) Bass

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. [1]

Contents

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

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

Exeter High School is a comprehensive secondary school located on Glen-Ard-Mohr Road. [3] It was established in 1985, following a reorganisation of the earlier Exeter District School. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Exeter (L) (Tas.) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 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. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Exeter High School". Department of Education (Tasmania) . Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. "Exeter District School", Archives Office of Tasmania, accessed 21 July 2008

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