Alonnah, Tasmania

Alonnah is a rural locality on Bruny Island in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south (by ferry) of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census provides a population of 137 for the state suburb of Alonnah.[1]

Alonnah
Tasmania
Alonnah
Location in Tasmania
Coordinates43°18′54″S 147°14′37″E
Population137 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7150
Location60 km (37 mi) S of Kingston
LGA(s)Kingborough
RegionHobart
State electorate(s)Franklin
Federal division(s)Franklin
Localities around Alonnah:
D'Entrecasteaux Channel Simpsons Bay Simpsons Bay
D'Entrecasteaux Channel Alonnah Simpsons Bay, South Bruny
South Bruny South Bruny South Bruny

It is a small township on the western side of Bruny Island, facing the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.

Alonnah is the main location in Bruny Island for government facilities, including post office, police station, primary school, internet centre, community library, pharmacy, and health centre with nurses, a visiting doctor, physiotherapist, and other health practitioners. There is also a museum located in the court house, Bruny Hotel, and a small general store.

The Alonnah Dray track (also known as Sheepwash track) is an easy walking track of historical value, beginning at Alonnah jetty.

History

Alonnah was gazetted as a locality in 1955.[2]

Originally named Mill's Reef, it was renamed in the early 1900s after part of the Tasmanian aboriginal name for Bruny Island, Lunawanna-alonnah (a nearby township a little to its south being named Lunawanna). Mill's Reef Post Office opened on 1 February 1905 and was renamed Alonnah in 1909.[3]

Geography

The waters of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel form the western boundary.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route B66 (Bruny Island Main Road) runs through from south-west to east.[2][5]

References
  1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Alonnah (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. "Placenames Tasmania – Alonnah". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "209F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. Google (2 April 2021). "Alonnah, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  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 2 April 2021.
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