Lucaston, Tasmania
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Aerial photograph of Lucaston with Pilgrim Hill in the foreground | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 42°58′S 147°01′E / 42.96°S 147.02°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 354 (2016) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7109 | ||||||||||||
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Lucaston is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north-west of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 354 for the state suburb of Lucaston.
It is home to Lucaston Park Orchards, which grows raspberries, cherries, plums and apples, and to Pilgrim Hill, a Christian hostel.
Lucaston is also the starting point of the Targa Wrest Point car rally.