Antill Ponds, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Antill Ponds
State:tas
Pop:11
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7120
Region:Central
Location1:Oatlands
Dist1:12
Dir1:N
Lga:Southern Midlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Woodbury
Near-N:Woodbury
Near-Ne:Woodbury
Near-E:Woodbury, York Plains
Near-W:Woodbury, Oatlands
Near-Sw:Oatlands
Near-S:Oatlands
Near-Se:York Plains

Antill Ponds is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census recorded a population of 11 for the state suburb of Antill Ponds.[1]

History

Antill Ponds was gazetted as a locality in 1974. The name was given by Governor Macquarie in 1811, in honour of Captain Henry Colden Antill, his aide-de-camp.[2]

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines. The North-South Railway Line passes through from south to north.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Midland Highway) passes through from south to north.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Antill Ponds (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Antill Ponds . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "226H", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 16 January 2021 .