page_title: Avoca, Tasmania
hierarchical_section_title: Avoca, Tasmania
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial photo of Avoca Tasmania
context_page_description: Avoca is a small village located 81 kilometres south-east of Launceston in the island of Tasmania. At the 2016 census, Avoca and the surrounding area had a population of 216.
  Avoca is situated on the banks of the South Esk River near the confluence of the St. Paul's river in the parish of Avoca and county of Cornwall, and was first settled in the 1830s. It was originally named St. Paul's Plains by John Helder Wedge during a 1833 survey of the area. The area was officially settled in 1834 as a farming, coal and tin mining village.
  It is 159 kilometres from Hobart, 99 kilometres from Launceston, and 30 kilometres from Campbell Town
  In the 19th century, the town had a small Anglican church, a school, and a police station. St. Paul's river was crossed by a small stone bridge. St. Paul's Plains Post Office opened on 1 June 1832 and was renamed Avoca in 1837.
  Today mines in the area have closed and Avoca serves only as a farming community.
context_section_description: Avoca is a small village located 81 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of Launceston in the island of Tasmania. At the 2016 census, Avoca and the surrounding area had a population of 216.
  Avoca is situated on the banks of the South Esk River near the confluence of the St. Paul's river in the parish of Avoca and county of Cornwall, and was first settled in the 1830s. It was originally named St. Paul's Plains by John Helder Wedge during a 1833 survey of the area. The area was officially settled in 1834 as a farming, coal and tin mining village. 
  It is 159 kilometres (99 mi) from Hobart, 99 kilometres (62 mi) from Launceston, and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Campbell Town
  In the 19th century, the town had a small Anglican church (St. Thomas', designed by James Blackburn), a school, and a police station. St. Paul's river was crossed by a small stone bridge. St. Paul's Plains Post Office opened on 1 June 1832 and was renamed Avoca in 1837.
  Today mines in the area have closed and Avoca serves only as a farming community.
caption: Aerial photo of the region from the east
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