# Dee, Tasmania

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**Dee** is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of [Central Highlands](/source/Central_Highlands_Council) in the [Central](/source/Central_LGA_Region) LGA region of [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania). The locality is about 53 kilometres (33 mi) north-west of the town of [Hamilton](/source/Hamilton,_Tasmania). The [2016 census](/source/2016_Australian_census) recorded a population of 7 for the state suburb of Dee.[1]

## History

Dee was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[2]

Dee was the site of a telegraph relay station on the only telegraph link to the west coast in earlier days.[3]

## Geography

The Dee Lagoon is in the centre of the locality, contained by the Dee Dam. The Dee River flows into the lagoon from the north, and continues south from the dam.[4]

## Road infrastructure

Route C173 (Victoria Valley Road) runs through from north-west to south-east.[2][5]

## References

1. ["2016 Census Quick Stats Dee (Tas.)"](https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60145?opendocument). *quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au*. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

1. ["Placenames Tasmania – Dee"](https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1). Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "12931S", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

1. ["Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 39"](https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22682/2/dennison-A-K-opt.pdf). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

1. ["Tasmanian Road Route Codes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.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) on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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