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Heybridge, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°03′49″S 145°59′31″E / 41.06361°S 145.99194°E / -41.06361; 145.99194
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Heybridge
Tasmania
Heybridge is located in Tasmania
Heybridge
Heybridge
Coordinates41°03′49″S 145°59′31″E / 41.06361°S 145.99194°E / -41.06361; 145.99194
Population339 (UCL 2021)[1]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Central Coast, Burnie
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal division(s)Braddon
Localities around Heybridge:
Chasm Creek Bass Strait Bass Strait
Stowport, Chasm Creek Heybridge Howth
Stowport Stowport Howth

Heybridge is a semi-rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Central Coast and Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of the Australian island state of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-east of the town of Burnie. The 2021 census recorded a population of 339 for the state suburb of Heybridge. It is a village located where the Bass Highway crosses the Blythe River, and is bounded by the Blythe River National Park to the south and Bass Strait to the north.

History

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Heybridge was gazetted as a locality in 1966.[2]

Blythe Heads Post Office opened in 1947 and was renamed Heybridge in 1966. It closed in 1973.[3]

Geography

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The shore of Bass Strait forms most of the northern boundary. The Blythe River forms part of the southern boundary and then flows through to the north.[4]

Heybridge is about 27m above sea level.[5]

Road infrastructure

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The Bass Highway (National Route 1) passes through from north-east to north-west. Route C113 (Minna Road) starts at an intersection with Route 1 and runs south-west until it exits. Route C117 (Cuprona Road) starts at an intersection with Route 1 and runs south until it exits.[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Heybridge (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Heybridge". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "3725K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Heybridge, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ Heybridge at Bonzle.com.
  6. ^ "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.