Surveyors Bay, Tasmania
For other places with the same name, see Surveyor Bay (disambiguation)
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| Coordinates: 43°16′47″S 147°05′23″E / 43.2797°S 147.0897°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 47 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7116 | ||||||||||||
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Surveyors Bay is a rural locality and a bay in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 43 kilometres (27 mi) south of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census has a population of 47 for the state suburb of Surveyors Bay.[2]
History
The area was formerly known as Camden, but by 1899 was renamed. Surveyors Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1971.[3]
Geography
The waters of the Huon River estuary form the north-east to south-east boundaries.[4]
Road infrastructure
Route C638 (Esperance Coast Road) enters from the north-east and runs through to the south-east, where it exits.[3][5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Surveyors Bay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Surveyors Bay (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Surveyors Bay". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "9948K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Surveyors Bay, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.