Hellyer, Tasmania

Hellyer
Hellyer
Town
	Hellyer
	Coordinates: 40°53′01″S 145°25′46″E / 40.8836°S 145.4294°E
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	North-west and west
LGA	Circular Head;
Location	35 km (22 mi) E of Smithton ;
Government
• State electorate	Braddon;
• Federal division	Braddon;
Population
• Total	173 (2016 census)
Postcode	7321
	Localities around Hellyer

Hellyer is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 173 for the state suburb of Hellyer.^[2]

History

Hellyer was gazetted as a locality in 1962. It was named for Henry Hellyer, a surveyor of Tasmania in the 1820s.^[3]

Geography

The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary, and the Detention River forms much of the eastern. A closed section of the Western Railway Line follows part of the southern boundary.^[4]

Road infrastructure

Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from east to north-west.^[3]^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hellyer (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Hellyer (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Hellyer". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "4242J", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ "Hellyer, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hellyer (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[Census2016Y-2] "2016 Census Quick Stats Hellyer (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[Placename-3] "Placenames Tasmania – Hellyer". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "4242J", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[4] "Hellyer, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[5] "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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