Edgcumbe Beach
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Edgcumbe Beach 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 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 54 for the state suburb of Edgcumbe Beach.[1]
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 54 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7321 | ||||||||||||
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History
Edgcumbe Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1962. It is believed to be named for an early settler.[2]
Geography
The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary.[3]
Road infrastructure
Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.[2][4]