Beaconsfield, Tasmania
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston, North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,298 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7270 | ||||||||||||
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Beaconsfield /ˈbiːkənzfiːld/ is a former gold mining town near the Tamar River, in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 40 kilometres north of Launceston on the West Tamar Highway. It is a rural and residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of West Tamar and Latrobe in the Launceston and North-west and west LGA regions of Tasmania. The 2016 census has a population of 1298 for the state suburb of Beaconsfield.