Binalong Bay Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°15′S 148°18′E / 41.250°S 148.300°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 290 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7216 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 12 km (7 mi) NE of St Helens | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Break O'Day Council | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-east | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Binalong Bay is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-east of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 290 for the state suburb of Binalong Bay.[1]
It is a small coastal town in north-east Tasmania, situated at the southern end of the Bay of Fires. Originally a fishing hamlet, the town is now a village with a large proportion of holiday dwellings. It has a beach, small harbour (known as the gulch) and a cafe.