Birralee, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Birralee
State:tas
Pop:182
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7303
Region:Launceston
Location1:Westbury
Dist1:20
Dir1:N
Lga:Meander Valley, West Tamar
Stategov:Bass
Stategov2:Lyons
Fedgov:Bass
Fedgov2:Lyons
Near-Nw:Frankford
Near-N:Glengarry
Near-Ne:Glengarry
Near-W:Reedy Marsh
Near-E:Bridgenorth
Near-Sw:Reedy Marsh
Near-S:Westbury
Near-Se:Selbourne

Birralee is a locality and small rural settlement in the local government areas of Meander Valley and West Tamar, in the Launceston region of Tasmania. It is located about north of the town of Westbury. Black Sugarloaf Creek, a tributary of the Meander River, forms part of the southern boundary, and part of the eastern boundary runs parallel to Four Springs Creek. The 2016 census determined a population of 182 for the state suburb of Birralee.[1]

History

Originally called Black Sugarloaf, the name of the locality was changed at the request of locals.[2] A mountain in the locality is named Black Sugarloaf.[3]

Road infrastructure

The B72 route (Birralee Road) runs north from the Bass Highway through the locality, and from there provides access to many areas of northern Tasmania.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Birralee (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 Dec 2018 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania - Birralee. . Placenames Tasmania . 3 Dec 2018 . Search, enter 909X, Search, select row, show Details.
  3. Web site: Black Sugarloaf . . Mapcarta . 5 Dec 2018 .
  4. 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 . 2 Dec 2018 .