Port Huon, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Port Huon
State:tas
Pop:428
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7116
Region:South-east
Location1:Huonville
Dist1:22
Dir1:SW
Lga:Huon Valley
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov:Franklin
Near-Nw:Geeveston
Near-N:Geeveston, Castle Forbes Bay
Near-Ne:Huon River
Near-E:Huon River
Near-W:Geeveston
Near-Sw:Geeveston
Near-S:Cairns Bay, Geeveston
Near-Se:Cairns Bay

Port Huon is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 428 for the state suburb of Port Huon.[1]

History

Port Huon was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[2]

Geography

The waters of the Huon River estuary form the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route A6 (Huon Highway) runs through from north-east to south-west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Port Huon (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Port Huon . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "5769C", 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 . 16 January 2021 .