Binalong Bay
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Binalong Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-east of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 290 for the state suburb of Binalong Bay.[1]
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 290 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7216 | ||||||||||||
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It is a small coastal town in north-east Tasmania, situated at the southern end of the Bay of Fires. Originally a fishing hamlet, the town is now a village with a large proportion of holiday dwellings. It has a beach, small harbour (known as the gulch) and a cafe.
History
Geography
The waters of the Bay of Fires, part of the Tasman Sea, form part of the eastern boundary. The Tasman Sea and the waters of Georges Bay complete the eastern boundary and form part of the southern. Grants Lagoon, an inlet of Binalong Bay (the body of water) is surrounded by the locality.[5]
Road infrastructure
Gallery
Binalong Bay Beach
Beach and rocks
