315:
62:
46:
423:
1306:
1269:
323:
69:
355:
and recognised as a good source of quality timber with a similar climate to
England. When their fifth child, Andrew Risby jnr. was two years old the Risby family moved and settled on a patch of land known as The Rises, at the south-eastern perimeter of the present day Ulverstone town boundary where they farmed for many years. Descendants of this pioneering family still live in the district.
434:
has recently redeveloped the area to increase tourism. 2010 saw the completion of a new basketball stadium, the
Schweppes Arena. The arena holds around 1,100 people, cost $ 5.5 million to build and was completed just behind schedule. it overlooks the River Leven and is situated just behind the former
366:. Until June 1854, land releases in the district were often purchased under "pre-emptive rights legislation" by distant purchasers whose intention was to keep the land for later sale at an increased price. With the repeal of that legislation, the conditions for settlers to take up residence improved.
354:
where a young 19-year-old James Fenton had pioneered just prior to their arrival. After clearing land and subsistence farming for a few years, they were evicted from their "patch" after a land dispute with a wealthy speculator and moved westward. The district was, at that time, known as "the Leven"
438:
In 2011, the Leven Bridge was replaced by a new bridge. It was built by VEC Civil
Engineering for approximately $ 6.5 million, with the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources and the Central Coast Council funding the project. In June 2011 a walking track between
380:
Reliable rainfall and generally good quality soils favoured the development of agricultural pursuits. The early pioneers of the district struggled against great odds to secure their sustenance and ultimately develop an income from sale of their produce.
369:
The name
Ulverstone is first known to have been used in 1854 when Hugh Ross McKay opened the Ulverstone store. Leven Post Office opened on 30 May 1857 and was renamed Ulverstone Post Office in 1881. Ulverstone was declared a town on 22 February 1861 by
1106:
Ulverstone is home to TastroFest - Tasmania's
Astronomy Festival. This event is held annually in August and is the largest astronomy festival in Australia. Centred around education, this event holds both student and public programs over three days.
470:. Average maxima vary from 21.1 °C (70.0 °F) in February to 11.5 °C (52.7 °F) in July while average minima fluctuate between 11.6 °C (52.9 °F) in February to 3.6 °C (38.5 °F) in July. Mean average annual
330:
The town area was first settled by
Europeans in 1848, when Andrew Risby, his wife Louisa and their five young children arrived to settle and develop farmland from what was mostly a thickly forested wilderness.
478:. Extreme temperatures have ranged from −3.2 °C (26.2 °F) on 17 July 1982 to 30.8 °C (87.4 °F) on 7 February 1967. Climate data was sourced from
1589:
350:. The first of their five children were born in Adelaide. Soon after the birth of their second child they moved to Tasmania. In 1841 they arrived at the
201:
189:
358:
During the 1850s, the district received a few new settlers but was also frequented by transient timber getters. The timber found ready markets in
94:
384:
Ulverstone grew quite quickly during the 1890s, and the town has become a centralised location between the north-west coast's two cities,
1143:
61:
1175:
1199:
1351:
403:
From 1915 until 1955, a branch railway ran from
Ulverstone to Nietta, mostly carrying timber for the Burnie Pulp Mill.
177:
414:
town" at the time. Male homosexual acts were legalised in
Tasmania in 1997, making it the last state to have done so.
1381:
489:
Climate data for
Ulverstone (41º12'00"S, 146º16'12"E, 127 m AMSL) (1966-1996 normals and extremes, rainfall to 2024)
431:
299:
182:
459:
1284:
1247:
1427:
1584:
1410:"Ulverstone, once 'Australia's most homophobic town', raises pride flag after controversial past - ABC News"
474:
is moderate: 936.5 mm (36.87 in), spread between 147.3 precipitation days, and is concentrated in
1080:
1062:
87:
1288:
1251:
1452:
1165:
1149:
455:
194:
1168:
from 1932 to 1939, spent some of his early years living in
Ulverstone - he arrived with his family from
1579:
1396:
1224:
1126:
1325:
343:
1084:
280:
351:
272:
134:
1329:
1034:
371:
314:
393:
168:
1172:
at age 5 and attended school, but his family relocated back to Stanley when Joseph was 12.
8:
1305:
1268:
479:
462:
Cfb), with very mild, relatively dry summers and cool, rainy winters. Influence from the
363:
284:
206:
156:
1552:
294:
As of June 2021 Ulverstone had an urban population of 11,613, being the largest town in
45:
422:
1502:
1377:
1169:
1088:
987:
940:
288:
150:
446:
A redevelopment of the wharf precinct was opened to the public on 17 November 2012.
1131:
385:
162:
1477:
1096:
339:
303:
1049:
Ulverstone has three public primary schools and one public high school/college:
1155:
482:, a rural locality 9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi) east south-east of Ulverstone.
406:
In the 1990s, Ulverstone hosted many rallies opposing the decriminalisation of
302:, which also includes Penguin, Turners Beach, Leith, Gawler and surrounds, and
1573:
1205:
819:
471:
440:
407:
109:
96:
1527:
1409:
1211:
1181:
1161:
467:
1326:"Forthside Research Station Climate Statistics (1966-2024) (nearest AWS)"
1187:
1122:
1092:
463:
374:
322:
276:
1193:
1137:
1116:
411:
389:
359:
268:
17:
335:
295:
264:
36:
362:, which desperately required good quality split timber during the
347:
1283:
1246:
1100:
475:
342:
in 1839 as a newly married couple from their ancestral town of
392:
in England, which also sits at the estuary of a river called
466:
significantly cools the climate, whilst creating noticeable
1079:
As of 2017, students studying Years 11 and 12 can study at
410:, with it being given the moniker of "Australia's most
1037:(1966-1996 normals and extremes, rainfall to 2024)
1349:
1178:, last-surviving Tasmanian veteran of World War I
1119:(born 1937), Australian basketball representative
1571:
1428:"Forthside Research Station Climate (1966-2024)"
298:. The town is a part of the municipality of the
213:
1590:Localities of Central Coast Council (Tasmania)
1397:Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin
1068:There are two private schools in Ulverstone:
1507:westulverstoneprimary.education.tas.edu.au
1457:eastulverstoneprimary.education.tas.edu.au
1304:
1267:
44:
1553:"Tastrofest 2020 - National Science Week"
1343:
1320:
1318:
1316:
1314:
1279:
1277:
1242:
1240:
1158:, Australian national and state cricketer
421:
321:
313:
50:Ulverstone's main street in January 2021
1520:
1470:
1453:"East Ulverstone Primary School - Home"
1572:
1545:
1482:ulverstoneprimary.education.tas.edu.au
1374:Australia for Everyone: A Modern Guide
1311:
1274:
1237:
287:and 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of
16:For the town in Cumbria, England, see
1386:
283:, 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of
1532:Ulverstone Secondary College Website
1495:
1366:
1445:
396:. Ulverston in England was spelled
263:is a town on the northern coast of
13:
1393:A Short History of the Nietta Line
68:
14:
1601:
1110:
1056:Central Ulverstone Primary School
388:and Devonport. It is named after
417:
400:until late in the 19th century.
67:
60:
1285:Australian Bureau of Statistics
1248:Australian Bureau of Statistics
1528:"Ulverstone Secondary College"
1420:
1402:
1376:, Melbourne: Wren Publishing,
1059:West Ulverstone Primary School
1053:East Ulverstone Primary School
167:117 km (73 mi) from
1:
1230:
1202:, Australian rules footballer
1196:, Australian rules footballer
1190:, Australian rules footballer
1152:, Australian rules footballer
1146:, Australian rules footballer
1140:, Australian rules footballer
334:Andrew and Louisa arrived in
161:28 km (17 mi) from
155:21 km (13 mi) from
149:18 km (11 mi) from
1399:, November 1972, pp. 217-223
1081:Ulverstone Secondary College
1063:Ulverstone Secondary College
1044:
7:
1478:"Ulverstone Primary School"
1218:
1166:Prime Minister of Australia
1127:Australian rules footballer
1072:Sacred Heart Primary School
892:Average precipitation days
678:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
608:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
443:and Ulverstone was opened.
25:Town in Tasmania, Australia
10:
1606:
1075:Leighland Christian School
1032:
488:
449:
309:
15:
1354:. Premier Postal Auctions
1225:West Ulverstone, Tasmania
985:
938:
891:
817:
747:
677:
607:
537:
532:
529:
526:
523:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
250:
212:
200:
188:
176:
143:
133:
125:
86:
55:
43:
30:
1350:Premier Postal History.
426:War memorial clock tower
344:Horsley, Gloucestershire
1085:Penguin District School
1293:2021 Census QuickStats
1256:2021 Census QuickStats
1214:, triathlete and coach
427:
327:
326:New River Leven Bridge
319:
318:Old River Leven Bridge
1330:Bureau of Meteorology
1035:Bureau of Meteorology
432:Central Coast Council
425:
325:
317:
300:Central Coast Council
183:Central Coast Council
1585:Ulverstone, Tasmania
1372:White, Osmar (1974)
1095:in Devonport, or to
538:Record high °C (°F)
271:on the mouth of the
748:Record low °C (°F)
364:Victorian gold rush
202:Federal division(s)
190:State electorate(s)
106: /
1432:FarmOnline Weather
1352:"Post Office List"
428:
328:
320:
129:11,603 (2021)
110:41.167°S 146.167°E
1580:Towns in Tasmania
1289:"West Ulverstone"
1208:, federal senator
1041:
1040:
988:possible sunshine
454:Ulverstone has a
258:
257:
254:
253:
1597:
1564:
1563:
1561:
1559:
1549:
1543:
1542:
1540:
1538:
1524:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1513:
1499:
1493:
1492:
1490:
1488:
1474:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1463:
1449:
1443:
1442:
1440:
1438:
1424:
1418:
1417:
1406:
1400:
1390:
1384:
1370:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1359:
1347:
1341:
1340:
1338:
1336:
1322:
1309:
1308:
1303:
1301:
1299:
1287:(28 June 2022).
1281:
1272:
1271:
1266:
1264:
1262:
1250:(28 June 2022).
1244:
1132:Richard Fromberg
1083:, or commute to
895:
486:
485:
214:
121:
120:
118:
117:
116:
115:-41.167; 146.167
111:
107:
104:
103:
102:
99:
71:
70:
64:
48:
39:
33:
28:
27:
1605:
1604:
1600:
1599:
1598:
1596:
1595:
1594:
1570:
1569:
1568:
1567:
1557:
1555:
1551:
1550:
1546:
1536:
1534:
1526:
1525:
1521:
1511:
1509:
1501:
1500:
1496:
1486:
1484:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1461:
1459:
1451:
1450:
1446:
1436:
1434:
1426:
1425:
1421:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1395:Stokes, H.J.W.
1391:
1387:
1371:
1367:
1357:
1355:
1348:
1344:
1334:
1332:
1324:
1323:
1312:
1297:
1295:
1282:
1275:
1260:
1258:
1245:
1238:
1233:
1221:
1176:Frank MacDonald
1134:, tennis player
1113:
1097:Hellyer College
1047:
1042:
893:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
456:oceanic climate
452:
420:
340:South Australia
312:
279:. It is on the
245:
240:
235:
228:Annual rainfall
114:
112:
108:
105:
100:
97:
95:
93:
92:
82:
81:
80:
79:
78:
77:
76:
72:
51:
35:
34:
31:
26:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1603:
1593:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1566:
1565:
1544:
1519:
1494:
1469:
1444:
1419:
1414:amp.abc.net.au
1401:
1385:
1365:
1342:
1310:
1273:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1227:
1220:
1217:
1216:
1215:
1209:
1203:
1197:
1191:
1185:
1179:
1173:
1159:
1156:Ben Hilfenhaus
1153:
1150:John Heathcote
1147:
1144:Peter Hamilton
1141:
1135:
1129:
1120:
1112:
1111:Notable people
1109:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1046:
1043:
1039:
1038:
1030:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
990:
983:
982:
979:
976:
973:
970:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
952:
949:
946:
943:
941:sunshine hours
936:
935:
932:
929:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
889:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
815:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
745:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
675:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
605:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
535:
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
491:
490:
484:
451:
448:
419:
416:
375:H.E. Fox-Young
311:
308:
256:
255:
252:
251:
248:
247:
242:
237:
231:
230:
225:
220:
210:
209:
204:
198:
197:
192:
186:
185:
180:
174:
173:
172:
171:
165:
159:
153:
145:
141:
140:
137:
131:
130:
127:
123:
122:
90:
84:
83:
74:
73:
66:
65:
59:
58:
57:
56:
53:
52:
49:
41:
40:
24:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1602:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1577:
1575:
1554:
1548:
1533:
1529:
1523:
1508:
1504:
1498:
1483:
1479:
1473:
1458:
1454:
1448:
1433:
1429:
1423:
1415:
1411:
1405:
1398:
1394:
1389:
1383:
1382:0-85885-103-2
1379:
1375:
1369:
1353:
1346:
1331:
1327:
1321:
1319:
1317:
1315:
1307:
1294:
1290:
1286:
1280:
1278:
1270:
1257:
1253:
1249:
1243:
1241:
1236:
1226:
1223:
1222:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1167:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1148:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1108:
1104:
1102:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1086:
1082:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1069:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1051:
1050:
1036:
1031:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
994:
991:
989:
984:
980:
977:
974:
971:
968:
965:
962:
959:
956:
953:
950:
947:
944:
942:
939:Mean monthly
937:
933:
930:
927:
924:
921:
918:
915:
912:
909:
906:
903:
900:
897:
890:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
821:
820:precipitation
816:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
746:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
676:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
606:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
536:
492:
487:
483:
481:
477:
473:
472:precipitation
469:
465:
461:
457:
447:
444:
442:
441:Turners Beach
436:
433:
424:
418:Redevelopment
415:
413:
409:
408:homosexuality
404:
401:
399:
395:
391:
387:
382:
378:
376:
373:
367:
365:
361:
356:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
332:
324:
316:
307:
305:
301:
297:
292:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
249:
243:
238:
233:
232:
229:
226:
224:
223:Mean min temp
221:
219:
218:Mean max temp
216:
215:
211:
208:
205:
203:
199:
196:
193:
191:
187:
184:
181:
179:
175:
170:
166:
164:
160:
158:
154:
152:
148:
147:
146:
142:
138:
136:
132:
128:
124:
119:
91:
89:
85:
63:
54:
47:
42:
38:
29:
23:
19:
1556:. Retrieved
1547:
1535:. Retrieved
1531:
1522:
1510:. Retrieved
1506:
1497:
1485:. Retrieved
1481:
1472:
1460:. Retrieved
1456:
1447:
1435:. Retrieved
1431:
1422:
1413:
1404:
1392:
1388:
1373:
1368:
1356:. Retrieved
1345:
1333:. Retrieved
1296:. Retrieved
1292:
1259:. Retrieved
1255:
1252:"Ulverstone"
1212:Craig Walton
1206:Tammy Tyrell
1182:Karl Menzies
1162:Joseph Lyons
1105:
1078:
1067:
1048:
822:mm (inches)
468:seasonal lag
453:
445:
437:
429:
405:
402:
397:
383:
379:
368:
357:
333:
329:
293:
281:Bass Highway
260:
259:
227:
222:
217:
22:
1200:Alex Pearce
1188:David Neitz
1123:Noel Carter
1093:Don College
464:Bass Strait
352:Forth River
277:Bass Strait
273:River Leven
135:Postcode(s)
113: /
88:Coordinates
1574:Categories
1558:25 October
1231:References
1194:Dion Scott
1138:Kerry Good
1117:Nita Burke
894:(≥ 0.2 mm)
412:homophobic
398:Ulverstone
261:Ulverstone
169:Launceston
126:Population
75:Ulverstone
32:Ulverstone
1437:24 August
1335:24 August
1184:, cyclist
1045:Education
480:Forthside
435:stadium.
390:Ulverston
360:Melbourne
285:Devonport
269:Australia
244:936.5 mm
157:Devonport
18:Ulverston
1219:See also
1033:Source:
986:Percent
981:2,303.6
887:(36.87)
818:Average
372:Governor
336:Adelaide
296:Tasmania
265:Tasmania
234:16.1 °C
144:Location
101:146°10′E
37:Tasmania
1537:21 July
1512:21 July
1487:21 July
1462:21 July
1358:16 July
1298:28 June
1261:28 June
1170:Stanley
1089:Penguin
882:(2.55)
877:(2.70)
872:(3.19)
867:(3.54)
862:(4.43)
857:(4.61)
852:(3.78)
847:(3.33)
842:(2.77)
837:(2.24)
832:(1.72)
827:(2.05)
813:(26.2)
808:(31.6)
803:(30.9)
798:(27.0)
793:(27.3)
788:(26.8)
783:(26.2)
778:(27.3)
773:(27.3)
768:(27.9)
763:(34.2)
758:(33.6)
753:(32.0)
743:(45.2)
738:(49.3)
733:(46.6)
728:(43.2)
723:(40.8)
718:(39.6)
713:(38.5)
708:(39.4)
703:(43.3)
698:(46.8)
693:(50.7)
688:(52.9)
683:(51.8)
673:(61.0)
668:(66.0)
663:(62.8)
658:(59.7)
653:(56.1)
648:(53.8)
643:(52.7)
638:(54.0)
633:(57.9)
628:(62.4)
623:(67.5)
618:(70.0)
613:(69.1)
603:(87.4)
598:(83.5)
593:(82.6)
588:(75.4)
583:(68.5)
578:(62.4)
573:(60.4)
568:(63.7)
563:(67.8)
558:(75.2)
553:(84.2)
548:(87.4)
543:(86.4)
460:Köppen:
450:Climate
348:England
310:History
289:Penguin
246:36.9 in
239:7.4 °C
207:Braddon
195:Braddon
151:Penguin
98:41°10′S
1503:"Home"
1380:
1101:Burnie
978:254.2
975:234.0
972:223.2
969:177.0
966:148.8
963:130.2
960:123.0
957:136.4
954:168.0
951:207.7
948:234.5
945:266.6
934:147.3
494:Month
476:winter
386:Burnie
178:LGA(s)
163:Burnie
1091:, to
931:10.2
928:11.2
925:12.9
922:14.7
919:16.9
916:16.7
913:14.0
910:13.5
907:10.9
885:936.5
860:112.6
855:117.1
533:Year
394:Leven
304:Forth
275:, on
241:45 °F
236:61 °F
1560:2020
1539:2020
1514:2020
1489:2020
1464:2020
1439:2024
1378:ISBN
1360:2012
1337:2024
1300:2022
1263:2022
904:9.9
901:7.7
898:8.7
880:64.8
875:68.6
870:81.0
865:89.9
850:95.9
845:84.6
840:70.3
835:56.9
830:43.6
825:52.0
811:−3.2
806:−0.2
801:−0.6
796:−2.8
791:−2.6
786:−2.9
781:−3.2
776:−2.6
771:−2.6
766:−2.3
691:10.4
686:11.6
681:11.0
671:16.1
666:18.9
661:17.1
656:15.4
651:13.4
646:12.1
641:11.5
636:12.2
631:14.4
626:16.9
621:19.7
616:21.1
611:20.6
601:30.8
596:28.6
591:28.1
586:24.1
581:20.3
576:16.9
571:15.8
566:17.6
561:19.9
556:24.0
551:29.0
546:30.8
541:30.2
530:Dec
527:Nov
524:Oct
521:Sep
518:Aug
515:Jul
512:Jun
509:May
506:Apr
503:Mar
500:Feb
497:Jan
430:The
139:7315
1099:in
1087:in
1028:51
1025:54
1022:54
1019:54
1016:50
1013:46
1010:44
1007:44
1004:45
1001:51
998:54
995:61
992:58
761:1.2
756:0.9
751:0.0
741:7.4
736:9.6
731:8.1
726:6.2
721:4.9
716:4.2
711:3.6
706:4.1
701:6.3
696:8.2
346:in
1576::
1530:.
1505:.
1480:.
1455:.
1430:.
1412:.
1328:.
1313:^
1291:.
1276:^
1254:.
1239:^
1164:,
1125:,
1103:.
377:.
338:,
306:.
291:.
267:,
1562:.
1541:.
1516:.
1491:.
1466:.
1441:.
1416:.
1362:.
1339:.
1302:.
1265:.
458:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
