Upper Esk, Tasmania

Upper Esk is a rural locality in the local government areas of Break O'Day and Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about southeast of the town of Scottsdale.

History

Upper Esk was gazetted as a locality in 1976.
The name was changed from Cloverdale in 1948.
The 2016 census recorded a population of 26 for the state suburb of Upper Esk. At the, the population had dropped to 25.

Geography

The South Esk River rises in the north of the locality and flows through to the east.

Road infrastructure

Route C401 passes through from east to west before forming part of the western boundary. Route C423 runs along part of the eastern boundary.