Penna, Tasmania Explained

Penna
Pop:422
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Region:South-east
Location1:Sorell
Dist1:5
Dir1:NW
Lga:Sorell
State:tas
Type:suburb
City:Hobart
Postcode:7171
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Orielton, Richmond
Near-N:Richmond, Orielton
Near-Ne:Orielton
Near-W:Cambridge
Near-E:Sorell, Orielton
Near-Sw:Pitt Water
Near-S:Midway Point
Near-Se:Pitt Water, Midway Point

Penna is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census has a population of 422 for the state suburb of Penna.[1]

History

An early farm in the area was named "Pennar", and this is the most likely source of the name. Others have been suggested, including an Aboriginal word for either "man" or "man and wife". Penna was gazetted as a locality in 1972.[2]

Frogmore Post Office opened on 30 October 1914. It was renamed "Penna" next month and closed in 1955.[3]

Geography

The waters of Pitt Water, an inlet of Frederick Henry Bay, form the south-western boundary and parts of the western and south-eastern.

Road infrastructure

Route C351 (Brinktop Road) enters from the north-west and runs through to the east, where it exits.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Penna (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Penna . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select "Search", enter "1186W", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details".
  3. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 16 June 2012.
  4. 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 .