Type: | town |
Lughrata | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 14 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] K |
Lga: | Flinders |
Stategov: | Bass |
Fedgov: | Bass |
Postcode: | 7255 |
Region: | North-east |
Location1: | Whitemark |
Dist1: | 25 |
Dir1: | NW |
Near-Nw: | Leeka |
Near-N: | Wingaroo |
Near-Ne: | Memana |
Near-E: | Emita, Memana |
Near-W: | Bass Strait |
Near-Sw: | Emita |
Near-S: | Emita |
Near-Se: | Emita |
Lughrata is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Flinders in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Whitemark. The 2016 census recorded a population of 14 for the state suburb of Lughrata.[1]
Lughrata was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “hot”.[2]
The waters of Bass Strait form the western boundary.
Route B85 (Palana Road) runs through from south to north.[2] [3]