Cowrie Point

Cowrie Point
Cowrie Point
Town
	Cowrie Point
	Coordinates: 40°51′16″S 145°21′53″E / 40.8544°S 145.3646°E
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	North-west and west
LGA	Circular Head;
Location	26 km (16 mi) E of Smithton;
Government
• State electorate	Braddon;
• Federal division	Braddon;
Population
• Total	14 (2016 census)
Postcode	7321
	Localities around Cowrie Point

Cowrie Point is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 14 for the state suburb of Cowrie Point.

History

Cowrie Point was gazetted as a locality in 1962.

Originally called Cowrie Point (after the geographical feature) it was proposed in 1965 that the settlement be renamed Brickmakers Bay (after another nearby geographical feature) but this was not accepted.

Geography

The waters of Bass Strait form most of the northern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.

References

1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Cowrie Point (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Cowrie Point". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2829K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
↑ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 35" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
↑ "Cowrie Point, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
↑ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

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[Census2016Y-1] 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Cowrie Point (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Placename-2] 1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Cowrie Point". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2829K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[3] "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 35" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[4] "Cowrie Point, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[5] "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.