Somerset (Tasmania)

Somerset
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State :  Australia State : Tasmania
Coordinates : 41 ° 3 ′  S , 145 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 3 ′  S , 145 ° 50 ′  E Area : 26.9  km²
Residents : 3,903 (2016) Population density : 145 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) LGA : Waratah-Wynyard Council
Somerset

Somerset is a small town in the Australian state of Tasmania .

Geographical location

The place in northern Tasmania is six kilometers west of the city of Burnie at the confluence of the Cam River in the Bass Strait , halfway between the municipality of Wynyard and Burnie, on the Bass Highway .

Economy and Infrastructure

There are a number of small businesses in Somerset, almost all of which are on the main drag, such as a woodworking company and a mining, forestry and agricultural machinery company. There are sports facilities for football and tennis in the village. In front of Sommerset there is a quartz sand beach with a dune.

Since there is only one elementary school in Sommerset, students must take Tasmania's metro to secondary schools in either Wynyard or Burnie. Burnie Airport is about a 15-minute drive away in Wynyard.

Web links

Commons : Somerset (Tasmania)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Somerset ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2020.