Andover, Tasmania
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| Andover Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Andover | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′06″S 147°31′08″E / 42.3350°S 147.5188°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 39 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7120 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) E of Oatlands | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Andover is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of the town of Oatlands. The 2021 census recorded a population of 39 for Andover.[1] It consists of mostly farming land and several historic pastoral properties.[2] Andover covers an area of 73.446 square kilometres.[3]
Andover was gazetted as a locality in 1974.[4]
Eastern Marshes Siding Post Office opened in 1888, and was renamed Andover in 1893. It closed in 1966.[5]
It was historically a village on the Little Swan River, in the county of Somerset, Tasmania about 62 km (50 miles) from Hobart.[6] It was named by Lieutenant Francis Tabart in 1831.[2]
