Alonnah is a rural locality on Bruny Island in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south (by ferry) of the town of Kingston. The 2021 census recorded a population of 164 for Alonnah.[1]
| Alonnah Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Alonnah Post Office | |||||||||||||||
  Alonnah Location in Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°18′54″S 147°14′37″E / 43.31500°S 147.24361°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 164 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7150 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 60 km (37 mi) S of Kingston | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Kingborough | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
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It is a small township on the western side of Bruny Island, facing the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
Alonnah is the main location in Bruny Island for government facilities, including post office, police station, primary school, internet centre, community library, pharmacy, and health centre with nurses, a visiting doctor, physiotherapist, and other health practitioners. There is also a museum located in the court house, Bruny Hotel, and a small general store.
The Alonnah Dray track (also known as Sheepwash track) is an easy walking track of historical value, beginning at Alonnah jetty.
History
editAlonnah was gazetted as a locality in 1955.[2]
Originally named Mill's Reef, it was renamed in the early 1900s after part of the Tasmanian Aboriginal name for Bruny Island, Lunawanna-alonnah (a nearby township a little to its south being named Lunawanna). Mill's Reef Post Office opened on 1 February 1905 and was renamed Alonnah in 1909.[3]
Geography
editThe waters of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel form the western boundary.[4]
Road infrastructure
editRoute B66 (Bruny Island Main Road) runs through from south-west to east.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alonnah". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Alonnah". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "209F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Alonnah, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 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 2 April 2021.
