Type: | suburb |
City: | Burnie |
Wivenhoe | |
State: | tas |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Pop: | 220 |
Pop Year: | 2016 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7320 |
Region: | North West Tasmania |
Location1: | Burnie |
Dist1: | 3 |
Dir1: | SE |
Lga: | City of Burnie |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Near-Nw: | South Burnie |
Near-N: | Bass Strait |
Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
Near-W: | Brooklyn |
Near-E: | Round Hill |
Near-Sw: | Emu Heights |
Near-S: | Stowport |
Near-Se: | Stowport |
Wivenhoe is a locality and suburb of Burnie in the local government area of City of Burnie, in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about 3km (02miles) south-east of the town of Burnie. The northern boundary is formed by Bass Strait, and the western by the Emu River. The 2016 Australian census determined a population of 220 for the state suburb of Wivenhoe.[1]
Wivenhoe is believed to be named for Wivenhoe in England.[2]
The Bass Highway passes east–west along the shore of the Bass Strait. The C102 route (Stowport Road) terminates at the Bass Highway in Wivenhoe. It runs south-west through the locality to Stowport, and from there provides access to several other localities and the Murchison Highway.[3]