Copping, Tasmania

Copping is a rural locality in the local government area of Sorell in the South-east region of Tasmania. The locality is about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census has a population of 183 for the state suburb of Copping.^[1]

Copping Tasmania
Copping
Coordinates	42°49′30″S 147°47′59″E
Population	183 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7174
Location	22 km (14 mi) SE of Sorell
LGA(s)	Sorell
Region	South-east
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
Localities around Copping: Kellevie Kellevie Bream Creek Forcett, Carlton River Copping Bream Creek, Boomer Bay Carlton River Dunalley, Carlton River Boomer Bay

History

Copping was gazetted as a locality in 1968.^[2]

Part of the Bream Creek district, it was named after Captain Richard Copping, who purchased a property here from George Moore in 1860 upon which he settled three of his half-brothers as tenant farmers. Captain Copping established his own property Rochford Hall nearby at Kellevie.

Copping Post Office opened on 1 October 1886 and closed in 1988.^[3]

Copping gained notoriety when it was revealed that Martin Bryant lived there for a number of years in the 1990s.

Properties were destroyed in Copping during bushfires in January 2013.^[4]

Geography

Most of the boundaries of the locality are survey lines. The Carlton River flows through from north-west to south-west.^[5]

Road infrastructure

The A9 route (Arthur Highway) enters from the west and runs through to the south-east, where it exits. Route C335 (Kellevie Road) starts at an intersection with A9 and runs north until it exits. Route C337 (Marion Bay Road) starts at an intersection with A9 and runs east until it exits.^[2][6]

References

1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Copping (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. "Placenames Tasmania – Copping". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "960E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
4. Killick, David (5 January 2013). "Copping properties lost". The Hobart Mercury. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
5. "Copping, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
6. "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

• Walker, Ian (2006). Tall Ships and Cannibals - The Story of Captain Richard Copping of Hobart Town (2006 ed.). Hobart, Tasmania: Navarine Publishing.