Wickham, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Wickham
State:tas
Pop:9
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7256
Region:King Island
Location1:Currie
Dist1:41
Dir1:N
Lga:King Island
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Bass Strait
Near-N:Bass Strait
Near-Ne:Bass Strait
Near-E:Egg Lagoon
Near-W:Bass Strait
Near-Sw:Bass Strait
Near-S:Egg Lagoon
Near-Se:Egg Lagoon

Wickham is a rural locality in the local government area of King Island on King Island in Bass Strait, north of Tasmania. It is located about north of the town of Currie, the administrative centre for the island. The 2016 census determined a population of 9 for the state suburb of Wickham.

Geography

Bass Strait forms the western and northern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

The B25 route (Rocky Point Road / Cape Wickham Road) enters from the south and runs north and west to the village of Wickham, where it turns north and continues to Cape Wickham Lighthouse.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Wickham (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 May 2020 .
  2. 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 May 2020 .