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Coordinates: 42°4600S 147°3200E / 42.7667°S 147.5333°E / -42.7667; 147.5333
 

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Penna
HobartTasmania
Aerial view
Penna is located in Tasmania
Penna

Penna

Map
Coordinates42°46′00S 147°32′00E / 42.7667°S 147.5333°E / -42.7667; 147.5333
Population422 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7171
Location5 km (3 mi) NW of Sorell
LGA(s)Sorell
RegionSouth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Suburbs around Penna:
Orielton, Richmond Richmond, Orielton Orielton
Cambridge Penna Sorell, Orielton
Pitt Water Midway Point Pitt Water, Midway Point

Penna is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census has a population of 422 for the state suburb of Penna.[1]

History[edit]

An early farm in the area was named "Pennar", and this is the most likely source of the name. Others have been suggested, including an Aboriginal word for either "man" or "man and wife". Penna was gazetted as a locality in 1972.[2]

Frogmore Post Office opened on 30 October 1914. It was renamed "Penna" next month and closed in 1955.[3]

Geography[edit]

The waters of Pitt Water, an inlet of Frederick Henry Bay, form the south-western boundary and parts of the western and south-eastern.[4]

Road infrastructure[edit]

Route C351 (Brinktop Road) enters from the north-west and runs through to the east, where it exits.[2][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Penna (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  • ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Penna". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "1186W", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  • ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  • ^ Google (13 September 2020). "Penna, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  • ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Penna,_Tasmania&oldid=1206054662"

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