Round Hill, Tasmania

Round Hill
Tasmania
Round Hill is located in Tasmania
Round Hill
Round Hill
Coordinates41°04′16″S 145°56′58″E / 41.0712°S 145.9494°E / -41.0712; 145.9494
Population109 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7320
Location6 km (4 mi) SE of Burnie
LGA(s)Burnie
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal division(s)Braddon
Localities around Round Hill:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Wivenhoe Round Hill Chasm Creek
Stowport Stowport Heybridge

Round Hill is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-east of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 109 for the state suburb of Round Hill.[1]

History

Round Hill was gazetted as a locality in 1974.[2]

It is believed that the hill (Round Hill) in the locality was named by George Bass in 1798, during his circumnavigation of Van Diemen's Land with Matthew Flinders.[3]

Geography

The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary. The Western Railway Line passes through from north-east to north-west.[4]

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Round Hill (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Round Hill". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "14024Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 59" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Round Hill, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  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 13 September 2020.


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