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]
Police Point was gazetted as a locality in 1971.[2]
The shore of the Huon River estuary forms the north-eastern boundary.
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]