Waratah, Tasmania
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Waratah Falls in Waratah with part of the town in the background | |
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| Coordinates: 41°26′S 145°31′E / 41.433°S 145.517°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
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| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 7321 |
| Mean max temp | 12.3 °C (54.1 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 3.6 °C (38.5 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 2,162.8 mm (85.15 in) |
Waratah is a locality and town in North Western Tasmania adjacent to Savage River National Park. The town was constructed to support a tin mine at Mount Bischoff. It is built at the top of a waterfall, and water was diverted from the stream to provide water for mine sluicing and processing. At the 2021 census, Waratah had a population of 249. It was also the first town in Australia to have electric street lights in 1886.