Westbury, Tasmania

Westbury
State :  Australia State : Tasmania Founded : 1828
Coordinates : 41 ° 32 ′  S , 146 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 32 ′  S , 146 ° 50 ′  E Height : 207  m Area : 5.5  km²
Residents : 1,473 (2016) Population density : 268 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 7303 LGA : Meander Valley Council
Westbury

Westbury is a small town in the central-northern part of the Australian state of Tasmania , about 30 km west of Launceston on the Bass Highway . The population was 1,473 in 2016. Westbury is part of the Meander Valley Council county .

The site was founded in 1828 by the Van Diemen's Land Company and was intended to serve as a gateway to the northwest. This function was later taken over by Deloraine (Tasmania) , a few kilometers to the west .

Attractions in Westbury are the White House from 1941 and the labyrinth Westbury Maze .

Since 2002 the Bass Highway no longer runs through Westbury, but bypasses the place.

The name is derived from the place Westbury in Wiltshire , England .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved November 1, 2013.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Westbury ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2020.