Couta Rocks, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Couta Rocks
State:tas
Pop:7
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7330
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Smithton
Dist1:77
Dir1:SW
Lga:Circular Head
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Southern Ocean
Near-N:Nelson Bay
Near-Ne:West Coast
Near-E:West Coast
Near-W:Southern Ocean
Near-Sw:Southern Ocean
Near-S:Temma
Near-Se:Temma

Couta Rocks 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 7 for the state suburb of Couta Rocks.[1]

History

Couta Rocks is a confirmed locality.[2]

Geography

The waters of the Southern Ocean form the western boundary. Rebecca Creek forms much of the southern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C214 (Rebecca Road / Temma Road) runs through from east to north-west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Couta Rocks (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Couta Rocks . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "23294T", 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 . 13 September 2020 .