Friendly Beaches is a rural locality in the local government area of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east region 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 ...

. The locality is about north-east of the town of

Swansea Swansea ( ; ) is a coastal City status in the United Kingdom, city and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second-largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of ...

. The 2016 census has a population of 10 for the state suburb of Friendly Beaches.

History

Friendly Beaches is a confirmed suburb/locality.

Geography

The eastern boundary of Friendly Beaches is the

Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about across and about from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, who in 1642 wa ...

. The

Friendly Beaches Reserve Friendly Beaches Reserve is a 140 ha coastal nature reserve in eastern Tasmania, Australia, 190 km north-east of Hobart and 180 km south-east of Launceston. It is located on the north-east side of the Freycinet Peninsula, borderin ...

is within the locality.

Road infrastructure

The C302 route (Coles Bay Road) enters from the north-west and runs through to the south-west, where it exits.

References

Localities of Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council Towns in Tasmania {{GlamorganSpringBay-geo-stub