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Hellyer, Tasmania

Coordinates: 40°53′01″S 145°25′46″E / 40.8836°S 145.4294°E / -40.8836; 145.4294
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Hellyer
Tasmania
Hellyer is located in Tasmania
Hellyer
Hellyer
Coordinates40°53′01″S 145°25′46″E / 40.8836°S 145.4294°E / -40.8836; 145.4294
Population173 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7321
Location35 km (22 mi) E of Smithton
LGA(s)Circular Head
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal division(s)Braddon
Localities 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

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Hellyer was gazetted as a locality in 1962. It was named for Henry Hellyer, a surveyor of Tasmania in the 1820s.[2]

Geography

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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

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Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from east to north-west.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Hellyer (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Hellyer". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "4242J", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Hellyer, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ "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.