Hillwood is a small town approximately north of Launceston. Hillwood is known for its Hillwood Berry Farm, Millers Orchard, Egg Island and various amenities including a sports oval which is used by the Hillwood Sharks

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in the NTFA. The

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determined a population of 578 for the state suburb of Hillwood.

History

Hillwood was gazetted as a locality in 1967.

Geography

The

Tamar River The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being called a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length. Location and features Formed by the ...

forms the western and northern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

The

East Tamar Highway The East Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It covers the eastern edge of the Tamar River, from Launceston to the lighthouse at Low Head. It is labelled as route A8, but prior to 1980 was signed as State Route 1. Plans for a ...

(A8) enters from the south-east and runs through to the north-east where it exits. The

Batman Highway Batman Highway is a two-lane rural highway in northern Tasmania. The highway links the East Tamar and West Tamar Highways via the Batman Bridge and provides the only crossing of the Tamar River north of the city of Launceston. The highway als ...

(B73) starts from an intersection with A8 and runs west to the

Batman Bridge The Batman Bridge is a modern road bridge that carries the Batman Highway across the Tamar River, between Whirlpool Reach, Hillwood at its eastern end and Sidmouth / Deviot midpoint at its western end, in north Tasmania, Australia. The bridge c ...

, where it exits. Route C727 (Hillwood Jetty Road / Craigburn Road) starts from an intersection with A8 on the eastern boundary and runs west to the riverfront before turning north and following the shoreline, eventually ending at an intersection with B73. Route C810 (East Arm Road) starts at an intersection with A8 and runs east before it exits.

References

External links

Hillwood berry farmMillers Orchard
Localities of George Town Council Towns in Tasmania {{Tasmania-geo-stub