Somerset Tasmania | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°02′S 145°50′E / 41.033°S 145.833°E | ||||||||
Population | 4,067 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7322 | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Waratah-Wynyard Council | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||
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Somerset is a small township to the west of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, which shares its name with the County of Somerset, England, UK. Today the city of Burnie encompasses the entire Burnie-Somerset urban area; however, the town is part of the Waratah/Wynyard municipal area.