Pioneer, Tasmania
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| Pioneer Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Pioneer at the bottom of the photo, near the boomerang-shaped Pioneer Lake | |||||||||||||||
  Pioneer | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°05′S 147°56′E / 41.083°S 147.933°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 89 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7264 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 50 km (31 mi) NE of Scottsdale | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Dorset Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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Pioneer is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 89 for the state suburb of Pioneer.[1]
Pioneer was gazetted as a locality in 1955. Previous name was “Bradshaw Creek” after William Bradshaw who founded the Pioneer Tin Mine. The name was changed to Pioneer in 1955, but had been in use as early as 1902.[2] Bradshaw's Creek Post Office opened on 1 July 1883 and was renamed Pioneer in 1955.[3]