Shannon, Tasmania

Shannon is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 85 km north of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census did not record a population for the state suburb of Shannon, because it "had no people or a very low population".

History
Shannon was gazetted as a locality in 1973. The locality was originally called Wihareja.

Geography
The Shannon River forms most of the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure
Route C178 (Waddamana Road) runs through from north to south.