Mathinna, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 41°28′36.6″S 147°53′19.0″E / 41.476833°S 147.888611°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,370.4 km2 (529.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 131 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7214 | ||||||||||||
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Mathinna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Break O'Day (97%) and Dorset (3%) in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 142 for the state suburb of Mathinna.
It is a small Australian town in the north-east of Tasmania, 63 km east of Launceston. It was named after a young Aboriginal girl sent to live with the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife, Lady Jane Franklin.