Type: | town |
Parrawe | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | nil |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7321 |
Region: | North-west and west |
Location1: | Burnie |
Dist1: | 58 |
Dir1: | SW |
Lga: | Burnie, Waratah–Wynyard |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Near-Nw: | West Takone |
Near-N: | Oonah, West Takone |
Near-Ne: | Oonah |
Near-E: | Hampshire |
Near-W: | West Coast |
Near-Sw: | West Coast |
Near-S: | Guildford |
Near-Se: | Guildford |
Parrawe is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Burnie and Waratah–Wynyard in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Parrawe.[1]
Parrawe was gazetted as a locality in 1974. The name was used for a parish in 1904, and for the locality by 1929. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “abstain” or “cease”.[2]
The Arthur River forms most of the western boundary. The Hellyer River, a tributary of the Arthur, forms the eastern boundary.
Route A10 (Murchison Highway) runs through from north-east to south.[2] [3]