Taranna Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 43°03′S 147°54′E / 43.050°S 147.900°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 156 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7180 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Tasman Council | ||||||||||||||
Region | South-east | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Taranna is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-east of the town of Nubeena. The 2016 census recorded a population of 156 for the state suburb of Taranna. [1] It is a hamlet on the Tasman Peninsula. Local points of interest include its Presbyterian church, immediately adjacent to the Federation Chocolate Factory, and a Tasmanian Devil park, "Unzoo". [2]
Taranna was gazetted as a locality in 1967. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “wallaby”. [3]
Norfolk Bay Post Office opened on 1 February 1884 and was renamed "Taranna" in 1887. It closed in 1970. [4]
Taranna was first stop on the Convict tramway to Port Arthur. [5]
The waters of Norfolk Bay form part of the northern and western boundaries. [6]
Route A9 ( Arthur Highway) runs through from north to south. [3] [7]