Police Point, Tasmania

Police Point
Police Point
Town
	Police Point
	Coordinates: 43°15′19″S 147°02′27″E / 43.2554°S 147.0407°E / -43.2554; 147.0407
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South-east
LGA	Huon Valley;
Location	37 km (23 mi) S of Huonville ;
Government
• State electorate	Franklin;
• Federal division	Franklin;
Population
• Total	83 (2016 census)
Postcode	7116
	Localities around Police Point

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Police Point is a rural locality in the local government area of Huon Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is located about 37 kilometres (23 mi) south of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census has a population of 83 for the state suburb of Police Point.^[2]

History

Police Point was gazetted as a locality in 1971.^[3]

Geography

The shore of the Huon River estuary forms the north-eastern boundary.^[4]

Road infrastructure

The C638 route (Esperance Coast Road) enters from the north-east and follows the river to the south-east, where it exits. Route C637 (Police Point Road) starts at an intersection with C638 and runs south-west and north-west through the locality until it exits in the north-west.^[3]^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Police Point (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Police Point (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Police Point". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1188B", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^ "Police Point, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 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 20 July 2020.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Police Point (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[Census2016Y-2] "2016 Census Quick Stats Police Point (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[Placename-3] "Placenames Tasmania – Police Point". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1188B", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[4] "Police Point, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 July 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 20 July 2020.