Christmas Hills, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Christmas Hills
State:tas
Pop:115
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7330
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Smithton
Dist1:9
Dir1:SW
Lga:Circular Head
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Montagu
Near-N:Montagu, Mella
Near-Ne:Broadmeadows
Near-E:Smithton, Edith Creek, Roger River
Near-W:Togari, Brittons Swamp
Near-Sw:Togari
Near-S:Roger River, Togari
Near-Se:Roger River

Christmas Hills 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 south-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 115 for the state suburb of Christmas Hills.[1]

History

Christmas Hills was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[2]

Christmas Hills was apparently named by local pastoralist William Field after he had lunch there on Christmas Day some time in the 1820s.[3] [4]

Geography

The Duck River forms a small part of the eastern boundary. Many of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.[2] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Christmas Hills (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Christmas Hills . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "950A", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 30 . Dennison Publications . July 2003 . 14 December 2020.
  4. Book: Dean, Claudia, M. . Cattle King of Van Diemen's Land (1774-1837) . 0646366297 . 1998.
  5. 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 . 13 September 2020 .