Stieglitz, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 41°19′47″S 148°18′15″E / 41.3298°S 148.3041°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 561 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7216 | ||||||||||||
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Stieglitz is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 561 for the state suburb of Stieglitz.[2]
History
Stieglitz was gazetted as a locality in 1964. The name was in use by 1855.[3]
The name comes from a pioneer family named von Stieglitz.[4]
Geography
The waters of the Tasman Sea form the eastern boundary, and Georges Bay the western. St Helens Airport is within the locality.[5]
Road infrastructure
Route C851 (St Helens Point Road) passes through from south-west to north-west.[3][6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stieglitz (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Stieglitz (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Stieglitz". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2846M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 72" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Stieglitz, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.