Police Point, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Police Point
State:tas
Pop:83
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7116
Region:South-east
Location1:Huonville
Dist1:37
Dir1:S
Lga:Huon Valley
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov:Franklin
Near-Nw:Glendevie
Near-N:Brooks Bay
Near-Ne:Huon River
Near-E:Huon River estuary
Near-W:Glendevie
Near-Sw:Dover
Near-S:Surveyors Bay
Near-Se:Surveyors Bay

Police Point is a rural locality in the local government area of Huon Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is located about south of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census has a population of 83 for the state suburb of Police Point.[1]

History

Police Point was gazetted as a locality in 1971.[2]

Geography

The shore of the Huon River estuary forms the north-eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

The C638 route (Esperance Coast Road) enters from the north-east and follows the river to the south-east, where it exits. Route C637 (Police Point Road) starts at an intersection with C638 and runs south-west and north-west through the locality until it exits in the north-west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Police Point (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 20 Jul 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Police Point . . Placenames Tasmania . 20 Jul 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1188B", 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 . 20 Jul 2020 .