Mathinna, Tasmania

Mathinna
Tasmania
Mathinna is located in Tasmania
Mathinna
Mathinna
Coordinates41°28′36.6″S 147°53′19.0″E / 41.476833°S 147.888611°E / -41.476833; 147.888611
Population131 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi)
Postcode(s)7214
Elevation300 m (984 ft)
Area1,370.4 km2 (529.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Break O'Day Council
RegionNorth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Mathinna:
Alberton Pyengana St Helens
Upper Esk Mathinna Upper Scamander
Ben Lomond Fingal, Mangana St Marys

Mathinna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Break O'Day (97%) and Dorset (3%) in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 142 for the state suburb of Mathinna.[1]

It is a small Australian town in the north-east of Tasmania, 63 km east of Launceston. It was named after a young Aboriginal girl sent to live with the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife, Lady Jane Franklin.[2]

  1. ^ a b "2021 Census Quick Stats Mathinna (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Mathinna (1835 - 1856) Tasmanian Aboriginal".