Apsley, Tasmania

{{Distinguish|Apsley River (Tasmania)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Apsley

| state = tas

| coordinates={{Coord|-42.4241|147.1442|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}}

| image =

| caption =

| pop = 44

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes ={{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL60019|name=Apsley (Tas.)|accessdate=10 August 2022|quick=on}}

| established =

| postcode = 7030

| elevation =

| region = Central

| location1 = Oatlands

| dist1 = 35

| dir1 = SW

| lga = Central Highlands, Southern Midlands

| stategov = Lyons

| fedgov = Lyons

| maxtemp =

| mintemp =

| rainfall =

| near-nw = Bothwell

| near-n = Lower Marshes

| near-ne = Melton Mowbray

| near-e = Melton Mowbray

| near-w = Bothwell

| near-sw = Bothwell

| near-s = Melton Mowbray

| near-se = Melton Mowbray

}}

Apsley is a rural locality in the local government areas of Central Highlands and Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about {{convert|35|km}} south-west of the town of Oatlands. The 2021 census recorded a population of 44 for Apsley.{{r|ABS}}

History

Apsley was gazetted as a locality in 1974.{{cite web|url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1|title=Placenames Tasmania – Apsley|publisher=Placenames Tasmania|access-date=5 Jun 2020|at=Select “Search”, enter "222Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”}}

Geography

The Jordan River flows through from north to south, forming small sections of the northern and southern boundaries as it enters and exits.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Apsley+TAS+7030/@-42.407807,147.1125605,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa71d6dadff50f11:0x403c94dd0de05e0!8m2!3d-42.4240774!4d147.1442044|title=Apsley, Tasmania|access-date=5 June 2020}}

Road infrastructure

The A5 route (Highland Lakes Road) enters from the south-east and runs through the village to exit in the west. Route C529 (Lower Marshes Road) starts at an intersection with A5 in the village and runs north until it exits.{{cite web|url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-08-01|title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes|date=May 2017|publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment|access-date=18 May 2020}}

References