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Overview

Avoca is a quiet rural village of 192 people (2021 census) nestled on the banks of the South Esk River near its confluence with St Paul’s River. The settlement began in the 1830s as a farming, coal and tin‑mining hub, and today it remains a close‑knit farming community surrounded by historic stone‑cobbled streets and heritage homes such as the 1842 St Thomas Anglican Church, the mid‑1850s parish hall and the Union Hotel, also dating from 1842. The mixture of original farmsteads and more recent dwellings offers a varied, affordable housing stock set against a backdrop of river scenery and open countryside.

Main‑road access is provided by Route A4 (Esk Main Road), which threads through the locality from south‑west to north‑east, linking Avoca with Longford (~69 km north‑west) and Launceston (~81 km north‑west). While commercial services are limited, the historic buildings serve as communal focal points, and the proximity to the South Esk and St Paul’s rivers adds recreational appeal for residents who enjoy outdoor pursuits in a tranquil setting.