Alcomie, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Alcomie
State:tas
Pop:58
Postcode:7330
Region:North West
Location1:Smithton
Dist1:14
Dir1:SE
Lga:Circular Head
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Irishtown
Near-N:Irishtown
Near-Ne:Mengha
Near-E:Mengha
Near-W:Irishtown
Near-Sw:Lileah
Near-S:Lileah
Near-Se:Lileah

Alcomie is a rural locality in the local government area of Circular Head in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of Smithton. The 2021 census recorded a population of 58 for Alcomie.

History

The locality was gazetted in 1959. Alcomie is the Aboriginal term for “beautiful view”.[1]

Geography

The western part of the locality is farmland, while the south-east remains heavily timbered.

Road infrastructure

The C219 route (South Road) enters from the north-east and runs west, south and north-west before exiting, where it turns south along the western boundary for a short distance. Route C220 (Johns Hill Road) starts at an intersection with route C219 on the western boundary and runs away to the west.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placenames Tasmania - Alcomie. Placenames Tasmania. 23 April 2020. Search, enter 215B, Search, select row, show Details.
  2. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf. dead. 2017-08-01. May 2017. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. 23 April 2020.