Stieglitz, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Stieglitz
State:	tas
Pop:	561
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Postcode:	7216
Region:	North-east
Location1:	St Helens
Dist1:	8
Dir1:	E
Lga:	Break O'Day
Stategov:	Lyons
Fedgov:	Lyons
Near-Nw:	Georges Bay
Near-N:	Akaroa
Near-Ne:	Tasman Sea
Near-E:	Tasman Sea
Near-W:	Georges Bay
Near-Sw:	St Helens
Near-S:	St Helens
Near-Se:	Tasman Sea

Stieglitz is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 561 for the state suburb of Stieglitz.^[1]

History

Stieglitz was gazetted as a locality in 1964. The name was in use by 1855.^[2]

The name comes from a pioneer family named von Stieglitz.^[3]

Geography

The waters of the Tasman Sea form the eastern boundary, and Georges Bay the western. St Helens Airport is within the locality.

Road infrastructure

Route C851 (St Helens Point Road) passes through from south-west to north-west.^[2] ^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Stieglitz (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Stieglitz . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "2846M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
Web site: Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 72 . Dennison Publications . July 2003 . 14 December 2020.
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 .