Hellyer, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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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]
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| Coordinates: 40°53′01″S 145°25′46″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 173 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7321 | ||||||||||||
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History
Hellyer was gazetted as a locality in 1962. It was named for Henry Hellyer, a surveyor of Tasmania in the 1820s.[2]
Geography
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]
Road infrastructure
Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from east to north-west.[2][4]