Stony Rise, Tasmania

Suburb of Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

41°11′20″S 146°19′35″E / 41.18889°S 146.32639°E / -41.18889; 146.32639Population728 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)7310LGA(s)City of DevonportRegion North-west and west State electorate(s)BraddonFederal division(s)Braddon

Suburbs around Stony Rise:
Don	Devonport	Devonport
Don	Stony Rise	Miandetta
Tugrah	Tugrah	Quioba

Stony Rise is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Devonport in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the town of Devonport. The 2021 census recorded a population of 728 for the state suburb of Stony Rise. It is primarily a residential suburb of Devonport.

There are a few businesses on the along the Bass highway and along Stony Rise Road.

There is a rifle range on Stony Rise Road.

Geography

The Don River forms part of the western boundary. The Western railway line passes through from south-east to north-east.^[2]

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Bass Highway) runs through the north-west corner.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stony Rise (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Google (13 September 2020). "Stony Rise, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "Placenames Tasmania – Stony Rise". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "3589E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. 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.