Birchs Bay, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Birchs Bay
State:tas
Pop:93
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7162
Region:Hobart
Location1:Kingston
Dist1:30
Dir1:S
Lga:Kingborough
Stategov:Franklin, Clark
Fedgov:Franklin, Clark
Near-Nw:Woodbridge
Near-N:Woodbridge
Near-Ne:Woodbridge
Near-E:D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Near-W:Garden Island Creek
Near-Sw:Garden Island Creek
Near-S:Flowerpot
Near-Se:Flowerpot

Birchs Bay is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 93 for the state suburb of Birchs Bay.[1]

History

Birchs Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[2]

Geography

The waters of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel form most of the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route B68 (Channel Highway) runs through from north-east to south-east.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Birchs Bay (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Birchs Bay . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "242H", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. 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 . 16 January 2021 .