Ocean Vista, Tasmania Explained

Type:suburb
Ocean Vista
City:Burnie
State:tas
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:306
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7320
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Burnie
Dist1:6
Dir1:W
Lga:Burnie
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Bass Strait
Near-N:Bass Strait
Near-Ne:Bass Strait
Near-E:Cooee
Near-W:Camdale, East Cam
Near-Sw:East Cam
Near-S:East Cam
Near-Se:East Cam

Ocean Vista is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 306 for the state suburb of Ocean Vista.[1]

History

Ocean Vista was gazetted as a locality in 1966.[2]

Geography

The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary. The Western Railway Line passes through from north-east to north-west.

Road infrastructure

Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Ocean Vista (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Ocean Vista . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "6272L", 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 . 13 September 2020 .