Shannon, Tasmania

Shannon is a rural locality in the local government area of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about north of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census did not record a population for the state suburb of Shannon, because it "had no people or a very low population".

History

Shannon was gazetted as a locality in 1973. The locality was originally called Wihareja. The settlement is about 500m east of the original Shannon Power Station and associated Shannon settlement that were closed in 1930's.

Geography

The Shannon River forms the southern boundary of the development.

Road infrastructure

Route C178 runs to the east of Shannon from north to south.