Eddystone is a rural locality in the local government area of Break O'Day in the North-east region of Tasmania. It is located about 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census determined a population of nil for the state suburb of Eddystone.[1]
| Eddystone Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Eddystone | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°59′35″S 148°20′49″E / 40.9930°S 148.3470°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | nil (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7264 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 53 km (33 mi) N of St Helens | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Break O'Day | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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History
editEddystone is a confirmed suburb/locality.[2] Eddystone Point, the eastern extremity of the locality, supports a lighthouse and is known to Aboriginals as Larapuna. In 2006 the Tasmanian Government issued a 40-year lease for the Larapuna lands surrounding the lighthouse.[3]
Geography
editThe Tasman Sea forms the north-eastern, eastern and south-eastern boundaries.[4]
Road infrastructure
editThe C846 route (Eddystone Point Road) enters from the west and runs through to Eddystone Point, where it ends.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Eddystone (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Eddystone". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "38095X", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Ansons Bay Eddystone Point". Break O'Day Chamber of Commerce & Tourism. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Eddystone, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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