Sheffield, Tasmania

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Sheffield
Tasmania

Mount Roland from lookout at Sheffield
Population: 1,034 [1]
Elevation: 280 m (919 ft) [2]
Location:
LGA: Kentish Council
State District: Lyons
Federal Division: Lyons
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall
19.2 °C
67 °F		 8.7 °C
48 °F		 1,179.1 mm
46.4 in
A mural of an early trader in the Sheffield area, painted on the Chinese takeaway shop
A mural of an early trader in the Sheffield area, painted on the Chinese takeaway shop

Sheffield is a town situated 20 km inland from Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia's island state. At the 2006 census, Sheffield had a population of 1,034.[1] Sheffield was one of the many early townships to be settled.

It has become a major tourist attraction due to it becoming a town of murals. Murals helped to increase the town population. The township has a population of approximately 1,000. Cradle Mountain is located approximately one hour south-west of the township.

[edit] Hydro control centre

Most of the South West and West Coast Hydro Tasmania power stations are controlled from the Hydro control centre in Sheffield [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Sheffield (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  2. ^ Bureau of Meteorology Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  3. ^ Hydro Tasmania - default
MuralFest 2006
MuralFest 2006

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 41°23′S, 146°20′E

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