Hellyer is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 173 for the state suburb of Hellyer.[1]
Hellyer Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Hellyer | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°53′01″S 145°25′46″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 173 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7321 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 35 km (22 mi) E of Smithton | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Circular Head | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Hellyer was gazetted as a locality in 1962. It was named for Henry Hellyer, a surveyor of Tasmania in the 1820s.[2]
The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary, and the Detention River forms much of the eastern. A closed section of the Western Railway Line follows part of the southern boundary.[3]
Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from east to north-west.[2][4]
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