Hellyer, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
40°53′01″S 145°25′46″E / 40.8836°S 145.4294°E / -40.8836; 145.4294Localities around Hellyer: | ||
Edgcumbe Beach | Bass Strait | Bass Strait |
Edgcumbe Beach, Mawbanna | Hellyer | Detention, Rocky Cape |
Mawbanna | Rocky Cape | Rocky Cape |
Hellyer is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 173 for the state suburb of Hellyer.[1]
History
Hellyer was gazetted as a locality in 1962. It was named for Henry Hellyer, a surveyor of Tasmania in the 1820s.[2]
Geography
The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary, and the Detention River forms much of the eastern. A closed section of the Western Railway Line follows part of the southern boundary.[3]
Road infrastructure
Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from east to north-west.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Hellyer (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Hellyer". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "4242J", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Hellyer, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.