Badger Head Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°07′45″S 146°43′53″E / 41.1292°S 146.7314°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 41 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7270 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 54 km (34 mi) NW of Launceston | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | West Tamar | ||||||||||||||
Region | Western Tamar Valley | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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Badger Head is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of West Tamar, in the Western Tamar Valley region of Tasmania. It is located about 54 kilometres (34 mi) north-west of the town of Launceston. Bass Strait forms the north-western and part of the northern boundaries.[2] The 2016 census determined a population of 41 for the state suburb of Badger Head.[1]