Type: | town |
Lileah | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 77 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7330 |
Region: | North-west and west |
Location1: | Smithton |
Dist1: | 17 |
Dir1: | S |
Lga: | Circular Head |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Near-Nw: | Irishtown |
Near-N: | Alcomie, Irishtown |
Near-Ne: | Alcomie |
Near-E: | Mawbanna |
Near-W: | Trowutta, Edith Creek |
Near-Sw: | Nabageena, Trowutta |
Near-S: | Nabageena, West Coast |
Near-Se: | West Coast |
Lileah 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 of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 77 for the state suburb of Lileah.[1]
Lileah was gazetted as a locality in 1973. Lileah is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning “fresh water”.[2]
The settlement name was taken from Mount Lileah, which is in the locality.[3]
The Arthur River forms part of the southern boundary.
Route C219 (South Road) runs through from north to west.[2] [4]