Heybridge, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°03′49″S 145°59′31″E / 41.06361°S 145.99194°E

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Heybridge
Tasmania

Heybridge

Coordinates

41°03′49″S 145°59′31″E / 41.06361°S 145.99194°E

Population

339 (UCL 2021)^[1]

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10)

• Summer (DST)

AEDT (UTC+11)

Location

18 km (11 mi) from Ulverstone
127 km (79 mi) from Launceston
154 km (96 mi) from Queenstown
291 km (181 mi) from Hobart
9 km (6 mi) SE of Burnie

LGA(s)

Central Coast, Burnie

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

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

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

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

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

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