Surveyors Bay, Tasmania
For other places with the same name, see Surveyor Bay (disambiguation)
Town in Tasmania, Australia
43°16′47″S 147°05′23″E / 43.2797°S 147.0897°E / -43.2797; 147.0897Localities around Surveyors Bay: | ||
Police Point | Police Point | Huon River |
Dover | Surveyors Bay | Huon River estuary |
Dover | Dover | Huon River |
Surveyors Bay is a rural locality and a bay in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 43 kilometres (27 mi) south of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census has a population of 47 for the state suburb of Surveyors Bay.[1]
History
The area was formerly known as Camden, but by 1899 was renamed. Surveyors Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1971.[2]
Geography
The waters of the Huon River estuary form the north-east to south-east boundaries.[3]
Road infrastructure
Route C638 (Esperance Coast Road) enters from the north-east and runs through to the south-east, where it exits.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Surveyors Bay (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Surveyors Bay". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "9948K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Surveyors Bay, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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