Cairns Bay, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Cairns Bay
State:tas
Pop:76
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7116
Region:South-east
Location1:Huonville
Dist1:25
Dir1:SW
Lga:Huon Valley
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov:Franklin
Near-Nw:Geeveston
Near-N:Port Huon
Near-Ne:Port Huon
Near-E:Huon River
Near-W:Geeveston
Near-Sw:Geeveston
Near-S:Waterloo
Near-Se:Waterloo

Cairns Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 76 for the state suburb of Cairns Bay.[1]

History

Cairns Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[2]

Geography

The waters of the Huon River estuary form the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C634 (Scotts Road) runs through from north-west to south.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Cairns Bay (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Cairns Bay . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "1396T", 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 .