Neika Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coordinates | 42°56′53″S 147°14′11″E / 42.94806°S 147.23639°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 198 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7054 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 20 km (12 mi) SW of Hobart | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Hobart, Kingborough | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Franklin, Clark | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Franklin, Clark | ||||||||||||||
|
Neika is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Hobart and Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the city of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded a population of 198 for the state suburb of Neika. [1] It is a suburb of Hobart, [2] [3] to the north-west of Kingston.
Neika was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “hill”. [4]
Neika Post Office opened on 13 January 1913 and closed in 1969. [5]
Long Creek forms much of the northern boundary. The North West Bay River flows through the south-west corner. [6]
Route B64 (Huon Road) runs through from south to north. [4] [7]
Neika Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coordinates | 42°56′53″S 147°14′11″E / 42.94806°S 147.23639°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 198 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7054 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 20 km (12 mi) SW of Hobart | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Hobart, Kingborough | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Franklin, Clark | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Franklin, Clark | ||||||||||||||
|
Neika is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Hobart and Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the city of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded a population of 198 for the state suburb of Neika. [1] It is a suburb of Hobart, [2] [3] to the north-west of Kingston.
Neika was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “hill”. [4]
Neika Post Office opened on 13 January 1913 and closed in 1969. [5]
Long Creek forms much of the northern boundary. The North West Bay River flows through the south-west corner. [6]
Route B64 (Huon Road) runs through from south to north. [4] [7]