Raminea, Tasmania

Raminea
Raminea
Town
	Raminea
	Coordinates: 43°19′31″S 146°57′56″E / 43.3253°S 146.9656°E / -43.3253; 146.9656
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	South-east
LGA	Huon Valley;
Location	47 km (29 mi) S of Huonville ;
Government
• State electorate	Franklin;
• Federal division	Franklin;
Population
• Total	47 (2016 census)
Postcode	7109
	Localities around Raminea

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Raminea is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 47 kilometres (29 mi) south of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 47 for the state suburb of Raminea.^[2]

History

Raminea was gazetted as a locality in 1966. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for what is now called “Port Espérance”, the bay at the mouth of the Espérance River.^[3]

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are ridgelines. The Espérance River flows through from north-west to south-east.^[4]

Road infrastructure

Route A6 (Huon Highway) passes through the south-east corner of the locality.^[3]^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Raminea (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Raminea (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Raminea". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "145F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ "Raminea, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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

[Census2016Y-2] "2016 Census Quick Stats Raminea (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[Placename-3] "Placenames Tasmania – Raminea". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "145F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[4] "Raminea, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[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 16 January 2021.