Description
Binalong Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania.
Binalong Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-east of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census provides a population of 290 for the state suburb of Binalong Bay.It is a small coastal town in north-east Tasmania, situated at the southern end of the Bay of Fires. Originally a fishing hamlet, the town is now a village with a large proportion of holiday dwellings. It has a beach, small harbour (known as the gulch) and a cafe.
History
Binalong Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1964. Originally known as Boat Harbour, the current name was adopted in 1944. It is believed to be the Aboriginal name.Binalong Bay Post Office opened on 30 March 1966 and closed in 1973.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 44.331 km2
Elevation: 11 to 50 metres
Town elevation: 19 m
Population number: 290
Local Government Area: Break O'Day Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Binalong Bay, Tasmania