# Avoca, Tasmania > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Avoca%2C_Tasmania > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Avoca%2C_Tasmania.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoca%2C_Tasmania > Source revision: 1335802483 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Locality in Tasmania, Australia Town in Tasmania, Australia Avoca Town Aerial photo of the region from the east Avoca Location in Tasmania Coordinates: 41°46′53″S 147°43′19″E / 41.78139°S 147.72194°E / -41.78139; 147.72194 Country Australia State Tasmania Region Central, North-east LGA Northern Midlands, Break O'Day Location 167 km (104 mi) N of Hobart 81 km (50 mi) S of Launceston 29 km (18 mi) SW of Fingal 69 km (43 mi) SE of Longford Government • State electorate Lyons • Federal division Lyons Population • Total 192 (SAL 2021)[2] Postcode 7213 Localities around Avoca Deddington Rossarden Fingal Conara Avoca Royal George Campbell Town Lake Leake Royal George **Avoca** is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of [Northern Midlands](/source/Northern_Midlands_Council) (99%) and [Break O'Day](/source/Break_O'Day_Council) (1%) in the [Central](/source/Central_LGA_Region) and [North-east](/source/North-east_LGA_Region) LGA regions of [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania). The locality is about 69 kilometres (43 mi) south-east of the town of [Longford](/source/Longford%2C_Tasmania). The [2021 census](/source/2021_Australian_census) recorded a population of 192 for Avoca. It is a small village located 81 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of [Launceston](/source/Launceston%2C_Tasmania) in Tasmania. Avoca is situated on the banks of the [South Esk River](/source/South_Esk_River) near the confluence of the St. Paul's river in the parish of Avoca and county of Cornwall, and was first settled in the 1830s. It was originally named *St. Paul's Plains* by [John Helder Wedge](/source/John_Helder_Wedge) during a 1833 survey of the area.[3] The area was officially settled in 1834 as a farming, [coal](/source/Coal) and [tin](/source/Tin) [mining](/source/Mining) village. ## History Avoca is a confirmed locality.[4] In the 19th century, the town had a small [Anglican](/source/Anglican_Church_of_Australia) church (St. Thomas', designed by [James Blackburn](/source/James_Blackburn_(architect))), a school, and a police station. St. Paul's river was crossed by a small stone bridge. St. Paul's Plains Post Office opened on 1 June 1832 and was renamed *Avoca* in 1837.[5] Today, mines in the area have closed and Avoca serves only as a farming community.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Geography Almost all the boundaries are survey lines. The South Esk River flows through from north-east to south-west.[6] ## Road infrastructure Route A4 ([Esk Highway](/source/Esk_Highway)) runs through from south-west to north-east & Route C301 (Royal George Road) runs through from north-east to south-east.[4][7] ## Landmarks A number of historic buildings exist in the small town, including the St Thomas Anglican Church completed on 8 May 1842, the parish hall completed around 1850, and the Union Hotel built in 1842. Nearby locations include [Rossarden](/source/Rossarden), [Fingal](/source/Fingal%2C_Tasmania) and Storys Creek. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Avoca (Tas.) (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL60023). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Avoca (Tas.) (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL60023). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Avoca, Tasmania: Travel guide and things to do"](http://www.traveller.com.au/avoca-tasmania-travel-guide-and-things-to-do-124pv8). *Traveller*. 11 December 2014. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Placename_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Placename_4-1) ["Placenames Tasmania – Avoca"](https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1). Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "230Y", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 2 April 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Post_Office_5-0)** Premier Postal History. ["Post Office List"](https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country=). Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Avoca, Tasmania"](https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Avoca+TAS+7213/@-41.7935071,147.5691062,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa711fc7e94ece11:0x403c94dd0ddfab0!8m2!3d-41.781389!4d147.721944) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 2 April 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Tasmanian Road Route Codes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf) (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from [the original](https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf) (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Avoca, Tasmania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoca%2C_Tasmania) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoca%2C_Tasmania?action=history)). 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