Macquarie Heads is a rural locality in the local government area of West Coast in the West Coast region of

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. The locality is on the western side of the entrance to

Macquarie Harbour Macquarie Harbour is a shallow fjord in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. It is approximately , and has an average depth of , with deeper places up to . It is navigable by shallow-draft vessels. The main channel is kept clear by th ...

and has no road access. The headland on the eastern side of the entrance is in the locality of Strahan, but is known locally as Macquarie Heads. It is located about south-west of the town of Strahan. The 2016 census contains no information for the state suburb of Macquarie Heads.

History

The locality was gazetted in 1968. It had previously been known as Napier.

Geography

The locality is surrounded on three sides by the

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and Macquarie Harbour.

Road infrastructure

The C251 route (Macquarie Heads Road) runs from Strahan to the end of the headland on the eastern side of the harbour entrance.

References

Localities of West Coast Council Towns in Tasmania {{WestCoastTAS-geo-stub