West Montagu, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
West Montagu
State:tas
Pop:45
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7330
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Smithton
Dist1:25
Dir1:NW
Lga:Circular Head
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Robbins Passage
Near-N:Robbins Passage
Near-Ne:Montagu
Near-E:Montagu, Togari
Near-W:Woolnorth, Marrawah
Near-Sw:Redpa
Near-S:Redpa
Near-Se:Togari

West Montagu is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 45 for the state suburb of West Montagu.[1]

History

West Montagu was gazetted as a locality in 1973.[2]

Geography

The waters of Robbins Passage, an inlet of Bass Strait, form the northern boundary, and the Montagu River forms the eastern.

Road infrastructure

Route C215 (Montagu Road) runs through from east to west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats West Montagu (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – West Montagu . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "12509K", 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 .