Mount Hicks, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Mount Hicks
State:tas
Pop:351
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7325
Region:North West Tasmania
Location1:Wynyard
Dist1:13
Dir1:S
Lga:Waratah-Wynyard
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Wynyard
Near-N:Wynyard
Near-Ne:Wynyard
Near-W:Oldina
Near-E:Somerset
Near-Sw:Yolla
Near-S:Yolla
Near-Se:Elliott

Mount Hicks is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Waratah-Wynyard in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south of the town of Wynyard. The 2016 census determined a population of 351 people for the state suburb of Mount Hicks.[1]

The Sunday school participants of the 1950s were able to meet up in the 2010s to reflect on the past.

Road infrastructure

The B26 route (Mount Hicks Road) runs south from the Bass Highway through the locality on its way to the Murchison Highway. The C239 (Deep Creek Road), C241 (Seabrook Road), and C243 (Nunns Road) routes all intersect with the B26 in the locality.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Hicks (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 Dec 2018 .
  2. 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 . 2 Dec 2018 .