Type: | town |
Edgcumbe Beach | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 54 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7321 |
Region: | North-west and west |
Location1: | Smithton |
Dist1: | 31 |
Dir1: | E |
Lga: | Circular Head |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Near-Nw: | Bass Strait |
Near-N: | Bass Strait |
Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
Near-E: | Hellyer |
Near-W: | Crayfish Creek |
Near-Sw: | Mawbanna |
Near-S: | Hellyer |
Near-Se: | Hellyer |
Edgcumbe Beach 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 east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 54 for the state suburb of Edgcumbe Beach.[1]
Edgcumbe Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1962. It is believed to be named for an early settler.[2]
The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary.
Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.[2] [3]