Eddystone, Tasmania facts for kids

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Eddystone Location in Tasmania
Population	nil (2016)
Postcode(s)	7264
Location	53 km (33 mi) N of St Helens
LGA(s)	Break O'Day
Region	North-east
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal Division(s)	Lyons
Localities around Eddystone: Mount William National Park Mount William National Park Tasman Sea Mount William National Park Eddystone Tasman Sea Ansons Bay Ansons Bay Tasman Sea

Eddystone is a rural locality in the local government area of Break O'Day in the North-east region of Tasmania. It is located about 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census determined a population of nil for the state suburb of Eddystone.

History

Eddystone is a confirmed suburb/locality. Eddystone Point, the eastern extremity of the locality, supports a lighthouse and is known to Aboriginals as Larapuna. In 2006 the Tasmanian Government issued a 40-year lease for the Larapuna lands surrounding the lighthouse.

Geography

The Tasman Sea forms the north-eastern, eastern and south-eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

The C846 route (Eddystone Point Road) enters from the west and runs through to Eddystone Point, where it ends.