White Beach, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
White Beach
State:tas
Pop:276
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7184
Region:South-east
Location1:Nubeena
Dist1:6
Dir1:SW
Lga:Tasman
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Storm Bay
Near-N:Storm Bay, Nubeena
Near-Ne:Storm Bay, Nubeena
Near-E:Highcroft, Stormlea
Near-W:Storm Bay
Near-Sw:Storm Bay
Near-S:Cape Raoul
Near-Se:Stormlea

White Beach 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-west of the town of Nubeena. The 2016 census recorded a population of 276 for the state suburb of White Beach.[1]

History

White Beach is a confirmed locality.[2]

Geography

The waters of Storm Bay form the western to north-eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route B37 (Nubeena Road) passes to the north-east. From there, White Beach Road provides access to the locality.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats White Beach (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – White Beach . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "21861R", 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 .