Musselroe Bay, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Musselroe Bay
State:tas
Pop:40
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7264
Region:North-east
Location1:Scottsdale
Dist1:91
Dir1:NE
Lga:Dorset
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Cape Portland
Near-N:Banks Strait
Near-Ne:Banks Strait
Near-E:Mount William
Near-W:Rushy Lagoon
Near-Sw:Rushy Lagoon, Gladstone
Near-S:Gladstone
Near-Se:Mount William, Gladstone

Musselroe Bay is a rural locality and body of water in the local government area of Dorset in the North-east region of Tasmania. It is located about north-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census determined a population of 40 for the state suburb of Musselroe Bay.[1]

History

The locality was gazetted as Poole in 1968, and changed to Musselroe Bay in 2001.[2]

Geography

Banks Strait forms the northern boundary, and the Great Musselroe River is the western boundary. Musselroe Bay (the body of water) is an inlet of Great Musselroe Bay, which is an inlet of Banks Strait, a channel at the eastern end of Bass Strait.

Road infrastructure

The C845 route (Musselroe Road) enters from the south-west and runs through to the north-east.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Musselroe Bay (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 5 Jun 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Musselroe Bay . . Placenames Tasmania . 5 Jun 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "38206H", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “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 . 18 May 2020 .