Type: | town |
Roger River | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 59 |
Pop Year: | 2016 census |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7330 |
Region: | North West |
Location1: | Smithton |
Dist1: | 24 |
Dir1: | SW |
Lga: | Circular Head |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Near-Nw: | Christmas Hills |
Near-N: | Edith Creek |
Near-Ne: | Nabageena |
Near-E: | Trowutta |
Near-W: | Christmas Hills |
Near-Sw: | West Coast |
Near-S: | West Coast |
Near-Se: | West Coast |
Roger River is a rural locality in the local government area of Circular Head in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census determined a population of 59 for the state suburb of Roger River.[1]
The locality was originally gazetted as Roger River in 1962. In 1978 it was re-gazetted as Rogerton, but five months later it was again re-gazetted as Roger River.[2]
The Arthur River passes through from south-east to south-west, and then forms part of the south-western boundary. The Duck River passes through from the north-east to the north-west.
The C218 route (Trowutta Road) enters from the north-east and travels south for a short distance before splitting to two branches. Trowutta Road exits to the east and Roger River Road runs south-west through the locality before exiting. Route C214 (Blackwater Road) starts at an intersection with route C218 on the south-western boundary and runs away to the south-west.[3]