Raminea, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Raminea
State:tas
Pop:47
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7109
Region:South-east
Location1:Huonville
Dist1:47
Dir1:S
Lga:Huon Valley
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov:Franklin
Near-Nw:Southwest
Near-N:Dover
Near-Ne:Dover
Near-E:Dover
Near-W:Southwest
Near-Sw:Southwest
Near-S:Strathblane
Near-Se:Strathblane

Raminea 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 of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 47 for the state suburb of Raminea.[1]

History

Raminea was gazetted as a locality in 1966. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for what is now called “Port Espérance”, the bay at the mouth of the Espérance River.[2]

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are ridgelines. The Espérance River flows through from north-west to south-east.

Road infrastructure

Route A6 (Huon Highway) passes through the south-east corner of the locality.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Raminea (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Raminea . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "145F", 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 .