Staverton, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Staverton is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 88 for the state suburb of Staverton.[1]
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| Coordinates: 41°27′32″S 146°11′02″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 88 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7306 | ||||||||||||
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History
Staverton was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[2]
Geography
The Forth River forms the western boundary.[3]