Sea Elephant, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Sea Elephant
State:tas
Pop:nil
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Lga:King Island
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Postcode:7256
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Currie
Dist1:25
Dir1:NE
Near-Nw:Reekara
Near-N:Reekara
Near-Ne:Bass Strait
Near-E:Bass Strait
Near-W:Loorana, Bungaree
Near-Sw:Pegarah
Near-S:Pegarah
Near-Se:Bass Strait

Sea Elephant is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Sea Elephant.[1]

History

Sea Elephant was gazetted as a locality in 1971.[2]

Geography

The waters of Bass Strait form the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C202 (Fraser Road) passes to the south. From there, Ridges Road and Sea Elephant Road provide access to the locality.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Sea Elephant (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Sea Elephant . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "10566S", 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 .