Alonnah, Tasmania

Alonnah
Tasmania
Alonnah Post Office
Alonnah is located in Tasmania
Alonnah
Alonnah
Location in Tasmania
Coordinates43°18′54″S 147°14′37″E / 43.31500°S 147.24361°E / -43.31500; 147.24361
Population164 (2021 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
Bruny Island Pharmacy

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 2021 census recorded a population of 164 for Alonnah.[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alonnah". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata