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Erriba, Tasmania

Coordinates: 41°26′24″S 146°06′48″E / 41.44000°S 146.11333°E / -41.44000; 146.11333
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Erriba
Tasmania
Erriba is located in Tasmania
Erriba
Erriba
Coordinates41°26′24″S 146°06′48″E / 41.44000°S 146.11333°E / -41.44000; 146.11333
Population47 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7310
Location37 km (23 mi) SW of Sheffield
LGA(s)Kentish
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Erriba:
Nietta Wilmot Promised Land, Wilmot
South Nietta Erriba Staverton
Moina Moina, Cethana Cethana

Erriba is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 47 for the state suburb of Erriba.[1]

History

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Erriba was gazetted as a locality in 1965. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “cockatoo”.[2]

A post office of that name was opened in 1910.[3]

Geography

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The Wilmot River forms the western boundary, and the Forth River forms part of the eastern.[4]

Road infrastructure

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Route C132 (Cradle Mountain Road) passes through from north-east to south, and then follows the southern boundary for some distance.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Erriba (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Erriba". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "313F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 49" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Erriba, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.