Antill Ponds, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 42°12′53″S 147°24′38″E / 42.2147°S 147.4106°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7120 | ||||||||||||
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Antill Ponds is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the town of Oatlands. The 2021 census recorded "no people or a very low population".[2]
History
Antill Ponds was gazetted as a locality in 1974. The name was given by Governor Macquarie in 1811, in honour of Captain Henry Colden Antill, his aide-de-camp.[3]
Geography
Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines. The North-South Railway Line passes through from south to north.[4]
Road infrastructure
National Route 1 (Midland Highway) passes through from south to north.[3][5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Antill Ponds (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Antill Ponds (suburb and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Antill Ponds". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "226H", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Antill Ponds, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.