What if I told you…
there’s a town in Australia…
where almost no one lives?
Welcome to Liawenee…
hidden deep in Tasmania’s Central Highlands.
This isn’t your typical town.
No crowds…
No traffic…
No noise.
In fact…
only TWO people live here.
That’s it.
A police officer…
and an Inland Fisheries officer.
Which makes this…
one of the quietest towns in Australia.
But silence isn’t the only thing here…
Liawenee also holds another extreme title —
it’s the coldest permanently inhabited place in the country.
Sitting over 1,000 metres above sea level…
this place is exposed to brutal winds
and freezing temperatures.
Even in summer…
it can feel cold.
And in winter?
Temperatures can drop below -10°C…
turning the landscape into a frozen wilderness.
So why would anyone come here?
Because this place is raw.
Wild.
Untouched.
The nearby Great Lake (yingina)
is one of Australia’s largest freshwater lakes…
and a world-class destination for trout fishing.
Surrounded by the Central Plateau…
often called the “Land of a Thousand Lakes”…
this region feels like another planet.
Snow…
endless open plains…
and skies so dark…
you can sometimes witness the Aurora Australis
dancing above the horizon.
No city lights.
No distractions.
Just pure wilderness.
So if you think Australia is all beaches and heat…
Think again.
Because hidden in Tasmania…
is a place defined by silence.
👉 Would you spend a night here?