Eddystone, Tasmania
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| Eddystone Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Eddystone | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°59′35″S 148°20′49″E / 40.9930°S 148.3470°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | nil (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7264 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 53 km (33 mi) N of St Helens | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Break O'Day | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Eddystone is a rural locality in the local government area of Break O'Day in the North-east region of Tasmania. It is located about 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census determined a population of nil for the state suburb of Eddystone.[1]
Eddystone is a confirmed suburb/locality.[2] Eddystone Point, the eastern extremity of the locality, supports a lighthouse and is known to Aboriginals as Larapuna. In 2006 the Tasmanian Government issued a 40-year lease for the Larapuna lands surrounding the lighthouse.[3]
