Exeter, Tasmania

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]

Exeter
Launceston, Tasmania
West Tamar Highway at Exeter
Exeter
Coordinates41°17′59″S 146°57′11″E
Population633 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density198/km2 (512/sq mi)
Postcode(s)7275
Area3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)[2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)West Tamar Council
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal Division(s)Bass

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 High School.[4]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Exeter (L) (Tas.) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  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.
  3. "Exeter High School" Archived 27 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Education (Tasmania), accessed 21 July 2008
  4. "Exeter District High School", Archives Office of Tasmania, accessed 21 July 2008

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