Ouse, Tasmania
| Ouse Tasmania | |
|---|---|
  Ouse | |
| Coordinates | 42°29′S 146°43′E / 42.483°S 146.717°ECoordinates: 42°29′S 146°43′E / 42.483°S 146.717°E |
| Population | 137 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Established | 1842 |
| Postcode(s) | 7140 |
| Elevation | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Council |
| State electorate(s) | Lyons |
| Federal Division(s) | Lyons |
Ouse is a small town in the Central Highlands Council local government area in Tasmania, Australia on the Lyell Highway. At the 2006 census, Ouse had a population of 137.[1]
History
Ouse is the settlement where convicts James Goodwin and Thomas Connolly broke out of the South West Wilderness four weeks after their escape from Sarah Island. Ouse Post Office opened on 1 October 1835.[2]
The town briefly made national headlines in August 2006 when the Ouse District Hospital, originally established as a Bush Nursing Centre and reconstituted in its present form in 1956,[3] was downgraded to a health centre due to the lack of a GP to service the area.[4]
Education
Ouse District High School is a public school which caters for students from kindergarten to grade 10.
Climate
Ouse has a relatively dry oceanic climate, verging on Mediterranean, with warm summers and cold wet winters. The diurnal ranges are rather high throughout the year, due to the inland location. Rainfall is highest in late winter and early spring, whilst lowest in midsummer. Frost is very common in the winter. Snowfall is rare, but not unheard of.
| Climate data for Ouse Fire Station | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.7 (105.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.1 (97) |
30.5 (86.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.0 (77) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.2 (72) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.1 (70) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.2 (36) |
3.8 (38.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−6.1 (21) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.0 (32) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 26.4 (1.039) |
29.9 (1.177) |
30.9 (1.217) |
30.2 (1.189) |
28.4 (1.118) |
42.2 (1.661) |
47.4 (1.866) |
64.1 (2.524) |
74.1 (2.917) |
55.5 (2.185) |
40.3 (1.587) |
35.0 (1.378) |
513.2 (20.205) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 8.5 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 153.2 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ouse (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ↑ Archives Office of Tasmania. "Agency Details - TA455 Ouse District Hospital". Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ↑ ABC Online (27 August 2006). "Ouse hospital downgraded to health centre". Retrieved 2007-04-23.
ABC Online (28 August 2006). "Abetz canvasses options for Ouse hospital". Retrieved 2007-04-23. - ↑ "Climate statistics for Ouse". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 20 November 2013.