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.
Bass Strait forms the western and northern boundaries.
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]