Rocky Cape is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of
Circular Head
Circular Head Council is a Local government in Australia, local government body in Tasmania covering the far north-west mainland. It is classified as a rural local government area with a population of 8,066, and its major towns and localities ...
and
Waratah-Wynyard, in the
North-west and west region of
Tasmania
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. It is located about north-west of the town of
Wynyard. The
Bass Highway passes through from south-east to north-west. The
Rocky Cape National Park is in the north-east of the locality. The
2016 census determined a population of 206 for the state suburb of Rocky Cape.
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History
The Detention River flows through the locality, which was previously known as “Detention”.
Road infrastructure
The C227 route (Rocky Cape Road) terminates at the Bass Highway in Rocky Cape. It runs north-east to the promontory “Rocky Cape”, within the national park.
See also
* Detention River Christian Community
* Banksia Grove (Tasmania)
* Genoplesium brachystachyum (Rocky Cape midge orchid)
References
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Localities of Circular Head Council
Localities of Waratah–Wynyard Council
Towns in Tasmania