Cowrie Point is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of

Circular Head Circular Head Council is a 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 include Arthur River, Marrawa ...

in the North-west and west LGA region of the island state of

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

, Australia. The locality is about east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 14 for the state suburb of Cowrie Point.

History

Cowrie Point was gazetted as a locality in 1962. Originally called Cowrie Point (after the geographical feature) it was proposed in 1965 that the settlement be renamed Brickmakers Bay (after another nearby geographical feature) but this was not accepted.

Geography

The waters of

Bass Strait Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The ...

form most of the northern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route A2 ( Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.

References

Towns in Tasmania Localities of Circular Head Council {{Tasmania-geo-stub