Surveyors Bay, Tasmania Explained

For other places with the same name, see Surveyor Bay (disambiguation)

Type:town
Surveyors Bay
State:tas
Pop:47
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7116
Region:South-east
Location1:Huonville
Dist1:43
Dir1:S
Lga:Huon Valley
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov:Franklin
Near-Nw:Police Point
Near-N:Police Point
Near-Ne:Huon River
Near-E:Huon River estuary
Near-W:Dover
Near-Sw:Dover
Near-S:Dover
Near-Se:Huon River

Surveyors Bay is a rural locality and a bay in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census has a population of 47 for the state suburb of Surveyors Bay.[1]

History

The area was formerly known as Camden, but by 1899 was renamed. Surveyors Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1971.[2]

Geography

The waters of the Huon River estuary form the north-east to south-east boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route C638 (Esperance Coast Road) enters from the north-east and runs through to the south-east, where it exits.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Surveyors Bay (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Surveyors Bay . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "9948K", 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 . 13 September 2020 .