Gravelly Beach, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Gravelly Beach
State:tas
Pop:567
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7276
Region:Western Tamar Valley
Location1:Launceston
Dist1:28
Dir1:NW
Lga:West Tamar
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Robigana
Near-N:Robigana
Near-Ne:Swan Point
Near-W:Exeter
Near-E:Tamar River
Near-Sw:Exeter
Near-S:Lanena
Near-Se:Blackwall

Gravelly Beach is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of West Tamar, in the Western Tamar Valley region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. The Tamar River forms the eastern boundary. The 2016 census determined a population of 567 for the state suburb of Gravelly Beach.[1]

History

The locality was originally known (in 1910) as Sallaby.[2]

Road infrastructure

The C728 route (Gravelly Beach Road) runs east from the West Tamar Highway and passes through the locality from south-east to north-west, providing access to several other localities.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Gravelly Beach (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 20 Dec 2018 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania - Gravelly Beach . . Placenames Tasmania . 20 Dec 2018 . Search, enter 1022Y, Search, select row, show 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 . 20 Dec 2018 .