Ansons Bay facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ansons Bay Tasmania
Aerial photo from the east; the village at the top of the bay
Ansons Bay Location in Tasmania
Population	62 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	7264
Location	293 km (182 mi) N of Hobart 161 km (100 mi) E of Launceston 43 km (27 mi) N of St Helens
LGA(s)	Break O'Day Council
Region	North-east
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal Division(s)	Lyons
Localities around Ansons Bay: Gladstone Mount William Eddystone Gladstone Ansons Bay Tasman Sea Goulds Country Goshen The Gardens

Ansons Bay is a small coastal area in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It's a quiet place, about 43 kilometers (27 miles) north of the town of St Helens. In 2021, only 62 people lived there.

Ansons Bay is both a natural bay and a tiny village. It's known for its sandy areas that appear and disappear with the tides. Long ago, the main job here was cutting down trees for timber. Today, people mostly work in fishing and tourism. The postcode for Ansons Bay changed in 2009 because mail now comes from Gladstone instead of St Helens.

History of Ansons Bay

Ansons Bay officially became a recognized place in 1968. There are a few ideas about how it got its name. Some people think it was named after William J. Anson, who was an early surgeon in Tasmania. Others believe it was named after Admiral George Anson, a famous British naval officer. Another idea is that a surveyor named Charles Gould named it after an early settler in the area.

A small, private post office called Ansons Bay Receiving House opened here on December 15, 1913. It closed just a few years later, around 1917.

Geography of Ansons Bay

Ansons Bay is located right on the coast. To the east, you'll find the beautiful waters of the Bay of Fires, which is part of the big Tasman Sea. The bay itself is almost completely surrounded by land. It connects to the ocean through a narrow channel, like a small river joining a big sea.

Roads in Ansons Bay

Getting to Ansons Bay is mainly by road.

• Route C843 (Ansons Bay Road) comes into the area from the south. It goes all the way through the village to the north.
• At a T-junction, it turns left and heads northwest before leaving the area.
• Route C846 (Eddystone Point Road) also starts from Route C843. It runs along part of the northern edge of Ansons Bay.