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Stony Rise, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°11′20″S 146°19′35″E / 41.18889°S 146.32639°E / -41.18889; 146.32639
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Stony Rise
DevonportTasmania
Stony Rise is located in Tasmania
Stony Rise
Stony Rise
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Coordinates41°11′20″S 146°19′35″E / 41.18889°S 146.32639°E / -41.18889; 146.32639
Population728 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)7310
LGA(s)City of Devonport
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal division(s)Braddon
Suburbs around Stony Rise:
Don Devonport Devonport
Don Stony Rise Miandetta
Tugrah Tugrah Quoiba

Stony Rise is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Devonport in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the town of Devonport. The 2021 census recorded a population of 728 for the state suburb of Stony Rise. It is primarily a residential suburb of Devonport.

There are a few businesses on the along the Bass highway and along Stony Rise Road.

There is a rifle range on Stony Rise Road.

Geography

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The Don River forms part of the western boundary. The Western railway line passes through from south-east to north-east.[2]

Road infrastructure

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National Route 1 (Bass Highway) runs through the north-west corner.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stony Rise (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Stony Rise, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Placenames Tasmania – Stony Rise". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "3589E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "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.