Akaroa, Tasmania

Akaroa is a rural locality in the local government area of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the town of St Helens. The 2021 census recorded a population of 130 for Akaroa.

History

Akaroa was gazetted as a locality in 1975. The name comes from a property that was so named in 1946 by a settler who had lived for some time in Akaroa in New Zealand. It is believed to be a Māori word for “long harbour” or “peaceful waters”.

Geography

The waters of the Tasman Sea and Georges Bay form all boundaries of the locality except the southern.

Road infrastructure

Route C851 enters from the south and runs through to the north, where it ends.