Quamby Bend, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Quamby Bend
State:tas
Pop:26
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7292
Region:Launceston
Location1:Westbury
Dist1:7
Dir1:N
Lga:Meander Valley
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Westbury
Near-N:Selbourne
Near-Ne:Selbourne
Near-E:Hagley
Near-W:Westbury
Near-Sw:Westbury
Near-S:Hagley, Westbury
Near-Se:Hagley

Quamby Bend is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Meander Valley in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census recorded a population of 26 for the state suburb of Quamby Bend.[1]

History

Quamby Bend was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[2]

The name comes from Quamby Estate, the property established in the district by Sir Richard Dry, who was Premier of Tasmania from 1866 to 1869. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “mercy” or “stop”.[3]

Geography

The Meander River forms the western, northern and part of the eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Bass Highway) passes to the south. Access to the locality is provided by Emu Plain Road.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Quamby Bend (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Quamby Bend . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "7650E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 49 . Dennison Publications . July 2003 . 14 December 2020.
  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 .