| Shannon Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Shannon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°02′51″S 146°45′24″E / 42.0474°S 146.7568°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | not recorded (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7030 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 85 km (53 mi) N of Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Highlands | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Shannon is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of the town of Hamilton. It is the geographical centre of Tasmania. The 2016 census did not record a population for the state suburb of Shannon, because it "had no people or a very low population". However there are permanment residents as well as shack owners. Shannon's serenity, quietness and remote nature is threatened by a Korean Zinc company (Korra Zinc) who plan to build forty-seven (47) wind turbines at least 230m tall and as close as 3.1km of the village and amonst 17 Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle nests, and 40 eagles. Visual, noise and impacts on nationally endangered flora and fauna species have not addressed the community concerns.[1]
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Shannon (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.