Beaconsfield Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,298 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7270 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | West Tamar, Latrobe | ||||||||||||||
Region | Launceston, North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bass, Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Bass, Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Beaconsfield /ˈbiːkənzfiːld/ is a former gold mining town near the Tamar River, in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 40 kilometres north of Launceston on the West Tamar Highway. It is a rural and residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of West Tamar and Latrobe in the Launceston and North-west and west LGA regions of Tasmania. The 2016 census has a population of 1298 for the state suburb of Beaconsfield.[1]