Somerset, Tasmania
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| Coordinates | 41°02′S 145°50′E / 41.033°S 145.833°ECoordinates: 41°02′S 145°50′E / 41.033°S 145.833°E | ||||||
| Population | 3,078 (2006 census) | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7322 | ||||||
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| LGA(s) | Waratah-Wynyard Council | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Braddon | ||||||
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Somerset is a small township to the west of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia. Today the city of Burnie encompasses the entire Burnie-Somerset urban area; however, the town is part of the Waratah/Wynyard municipal area.
Somerset River Cam Post Office opened on 5 November 1864. It was renamed Somerset Cam around 1934 and Somerset in 1963.
Somerset is located on the estuary of the Cam River midway between the township of Wynyard and the city of Burnie. The Cam River is the borderline of where the Waratah-Wynyard Council meets the City of Burnie. A beach stretches along the full length of the Somerset coastline from the Cam River to the far western outskirts.
The temperature in summer ranges from 12.5 °C to 21 °C, with drier days as warm as 30 °C, and around 16 hours of sunlight per day. In winter, temperatures range from 6 °C to 13 °C, and only 8 hours of sunlight.
At the 2006 census, Somerset had a population of 3,078.
There are a number of small businesses in Somerset with almost all along the main street.
Notable industries in Somerset include: Gunns Veneers, which is one of only three production facilities in Australasia. Gunns Veneers is Australasia’s largest producer of sliced veneers and the world’s largest producer of Eucalypt veneers. The Burnie branch of William Adams. William Adams is a CAT Rental Dealer as well as a servicing department. They specialize in the repairing, maintenance and modifications of heavy machinery used for mining, forestry and agriculture.
The Advocate is the local newspaper for the region, with its press and mailroom located in Burnie.
Somerset has access to the ABC, SBS, WIN and Southern Cross television stations. The fifth channel, Tasmanian Digital Television, has recently started transmitting from the tower at Round Hill, East of Burnie. However many residents still cannot access this channel.
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