Stormlea, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Stormlea
State:	tas
Pop:	36
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Postcode:	7184
Region:	South-east
Location1:	Nubeena
Dist1:	12
Dir1:	S
Lga:	Tasman
Stategov:	Lyons
Fedgov:	Lyons
Near-Nw:	White Beach
Near-N:	Highcroft
Near-Ne:	Port Arthur
Near-E:	Port Arthur
Near-W:	White Beach
Near-Sw:	Cape Raoul
Near-S:	Cape Raoul
Near-Se:	Cape Raoul

Stormlea is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Tasman in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Nubeena. The 2016 census recorded a population of 36 for the state suburb of Stormlea.^[1]

History

Stormlea was gazetted as a locality in 1968. Prior to 1930 it was known as Pootark, which is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “cave”.^[2]

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

Route B37 (Nubeena Road) passes to the north. From there, Stormlea Road provides access to the locality.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Stormlea (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Stormlea . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "1260G", 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 .