Musselroe Bay, Tasmania

Musselroe Bay
Tasmania
Musselroe Bay; Tasmania
	Musselroe Bay
Coordinates	40°50′26″S 148°10′26″E / 40.8405°S 148.1739°ECoordinates: 40°50′26″S 148°10′26″E / 40.8405°S 148.1739°E
Population	40 (2016)
Postcode(s)	7264
Location	91 km (57 mi) NE of Scottsdale
LGA(s)	Dorset
Region	North-east
State electorate(s)	Bass
Federal division(s)	Bass
	Localities around Musselroe Bay:

Musselroe Bay is a rural locality and body of water in the local government area of Dorset in the North-east region of Tasmania. It is located about 91 kilometres (57 mi) north-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census determined a population of 40 for the state suburb of Musselroe Bay.^[1]

History[]

The locality was gazetted as Poole in 1968, and changed to Musselroe Bay in 2001.^[2]

Geography[]

Banks Strait forms the northern boundary, and the Great Musselroe River is the western boundary. Musselroe Bay (the body of water) is an inlet of Great Musselroe Bay, which is an inlet of Banks Strait, a channel at the eastern end of Bass Strait.^[3]

Road infrastructure[]

The C845 route (Musselroe Road) enters from the south-west and runs through to the north-east.^[2]^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Musselroe Bay (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Musselroe Bay". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 5 June 2020. Select “Search”, enter 38206H, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ Google (5 June 2020). "Musselroe Bay, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 June 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 18 May 2020.

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[Census2016Y-1] "2016 Census Quick Stats Musselroe Bay (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Musselroe Bay". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 5 June 2020. Select “Search”, enter 38206H, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] Google (5 June 2020). "Musselroe Bay, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[4] "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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