Rossarden, Tasmania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Rossarden, in the Northern Midlands Council local government area.
| Locality | Rossarden |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Midlands Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.65894 |
| Longitude | 147.69025 |
| Population | 34 |
| Density | 0.2 /km² |
| Area | 141.5 km² |
| Elevation | 603 m |
| Postcode | 7213 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 139 km north-northeast |
Rossarden is a locality in the Northern Midlands Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 34. The locality covers an area of 141.5 km², giving a population density of about 0.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 603 m above sea level. It lies approximately 139 km north-northeast of Hobart. Rossarden is located at 41.6589°S, 147.6902°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7213. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Rossarden unfolds across the Northern Midlands like a rumpled blanket of green and ochre, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, persistent life. It lies 52.3 km east-south-east of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 119°T), and is situated 41.3 km east of Perth. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of years, give way to broader valleys etched by ancient watercourses, their courses now marked by stands of gum and occasional stands of pine. The air here carries a faint, clean scent of damp earth and eucalypt, particularly potent after a rain shower, and the light at dusk often settles in a soft, diffused glow, turning the grasses to burnished gold. Scattered farmhouses, their roofs a patchwork of weathered tin and terracotta, dot the landscape, each a small bastion against the sweeping openness, and the occasional grazing sheep lend a gentle punctuation to the vastness.
The story of Rossarden is deeply entwined with the earth beneath its feet, a narrative of resourcefulness and resilience. This was once a place of deep mining, of pickaxes and persistent effort, where the veins of tin brought a bustling, albeit transient, prosperity. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrious past linger in the sparsely populated streets and the sturdy, practical architecture. Today, the economy of Rossarden is largely pastoral, with sheep and cattle grazing on the fertile pastures, the steady rhythm of farming dictating the days. It’s a life lived close to the land, where the seasons dictate the work, and the quiet hum of machinery is often the loudest sound to break the stillness, a distinctive character forged by both the earth’s bounty and its demanding nature.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Rossarden, Tasmania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Rossarden, in the Northern Midlands Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Rossarden includes the postcode (7213), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Northern Midlands Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rossarden is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |