Surges Bay, Tasmania

Surges Bay
Surges Bay
Town
	Surges Bay
	Coordinates: 43°13′33″S 146°59′18″E / 43.2259°S 146.9882°E
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South-east
LGA	Huon Valley;
Location	31 km (19 mi) SW of Huonville;
Government
• State electorate	Franklin;
• Federal division	Franklin;
Population
• Total	127 (2016 census)
Postcode	7116
	Localities around Surges Bay

Surges Bay is a rural locality and body of water in the local government area of Huon Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 127 for the state suburb of Surges Bay.^[1]

History

Surges Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1965.^[2]

Geography

The shore of the Huon River estuary forms the north-eastern boundary. Surges Bay (the body of water) is an inlet of the Huon River estuary.^[3]

Road infrastructure

The A6 route (Huon Highway) enters from the north-east and runs through to the south, where it exits. Route C638 (Esperance Coast Road) starts at an intersection with A6 and runs south-east through the locality until it exits in the south-east.^[2]^[4]

References

1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Surges Bay (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Surges Bay". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "5770K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
↑ "Surges Bay, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 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 20 July 2020.

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[Census2016Y-1] 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Surges Bay (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[Placename-2] 1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Surges Bay". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "5770K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[3] "Surges Bay, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[4] "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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