Surges Bay, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Surges Bay
State:tas
Pop:127
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7116
Region:South-east
Location1:Huonville
Dist1:31
Dir1:SW
Lga:Huon Valley
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov:Franklin
Near-Nw:Geeveston
Near-N:Waterloo
Near-Ne:Huon River
Near-E:Huon River estuary
Near-W:Raminea
Near-Sw:Raminea
Near-S:Brooks Bay, Glendevie
Near-Se:Brooks Bay

Surges Bay is a rural locality and body of water in the local government area of Huon Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census has a population of 127 for the state suburb of Surges Bay.[1]

History

Surges Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[2]

Geography

The shore of the Huon River estuary forms the north-eastern boundary. Surges Bay (the body of water) is an inlet of the Huon River estuary.

Road infrastructure

The A6 route (Huon Highway) enters from the north-east and runs through to the south, where it exits. Route C638 (Esperance Coast Road) starts at an intersection with A6 and runs south-east through the locality until it exits in the south-east.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Surges Bay (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 20 Jul 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Surges Bay . . Placenames Tasmania . 20 Jul 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "5770K", 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 . 20 Jul 2020 .