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Low Head

FieldValue
typetown
nameLow Head
statetas
imageLow_Head_Pilot_Station.JPG
captionLow Head Pilot Station
lgaGeorge Town Council
postcode7253
coordinates
pop572
pop_year
pop_footnotes
elevation28
elevation_footnotes
stategovBass
fedgovBass
regionLaunceston
dist1252
dir1N
location1Hobart
dist255
dir2N
location2Launceston
dist35
dir3N
location3George Town
near-nwBass Strait
near-nBass Strait
near-neBass Strait
near-eGeorge Town
near-wTamar River
near-swTamar River
near-sGeorge Town
near-seGeorge Town

| near-nw = Bass Strait | near-n = Bass Strait | near-ne = Bass Strait | near-e = George Town | near-w = Tamar River | near-sw = Tamar River | near-s = George Town | near-se = George Town Low Head is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of George Town in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 5 km north of the town of George Town. The 2016 census recorded a population of 572 for the state suburb of Low Head. It is a suburb of George Town, on a peninsula at the mouth of the Tamar River.

It is a popular snorkel and scuba diving area during much of the year, with extensive wide, unspoiled beaches.

The area also has a lighthouse, beaches and a colony of little penguins (Eudyptula minor).

The foghorn, a Chance Brothers "Type G" diaphone at Low Head Lighthouse, is the only operable foghorn of its type and is popular with tourists as it is sounded at noon every Sunday.

History

Low Head was gazetted as a locality in 1967. The first Low Head Post Office opened on 12 September 1887 and closed in 1894. In 1996 the ran aground on Hebe Reef, off Low Head, causing the worst oil disaster in Australia's history.

Geography

The waters of the Tamar River estuary (also known as Port Dalrymple) and Bass Strait form the western to north-eastern boundaries. The George Town Aerodrome is within the locality.

Climate

Low Head has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), bordering on a warm Mediterranean climate.

|Jan record high C = 28.6 |Feb record high C = 28.7 |Mar record high C = 26.1 |Apr record high C = 23.1 |May record high C = 20.4 |Jun record high C = 18.0 |Jul record high C = 16.1 |Aug record high C = 17.2 |Sep record high C = 20.6 |Oct record high C = 21.2 |Nov record high C = 24.8 |Dec record high C = 25.7 |year record high C = 28.7 |Jan record low C = 8.2 |Feb record low C = 8.1 |Mar record low C = 7.0 |Apr record low C = 3.7 |May record low C = 2.6 |Jun record low C = 0.8 |Jul record low C = 0.6 |Aug record low C = 0.5 |Sep record low C = 1.4 |Oct record low C = 3.9 |Nov record low C = 5.1 |Dec record low C = 6.5 |year record low C = 0.5

Road infrastructure

Route A8 (Low Head Road) runs through from south-west to north-west, where it terminates.

References

References

  1. . (23 October 2017). ["2016 Census Quick Stats Low Head (Tas.)"](https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60354?opendocument). *Australian Bureau of Statistics*.
  2. [https://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091057.shtml Bureau of Meteorology]. Retrieved 2007-11-10
  3. . ["Placenames Tasmania – Low Head"](https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1). *Placenames Tasmania*.
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions.
  5. "Low Head, Tasmania".
  6. "Climate Statistics for Low Head". Bureau of Meteorology.
  7. . (May 2017). ["Tasmanian Road Route Codes"](https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf). *Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment*.
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