Kayena, Tasmania

Kayena is a rural locality in the local government area of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 219 for the state suburb of Kayena.

History

Kayena was gazetted as a locality in 1967. It had previously been named Richmond Hill. Kayena is believed to be an Aboriginal word for "tongue".

Geography

The waters of the Tamar River Estuary form the north-western boundary and part of the eastern.

Road infrastructure

Route C724 passes through from south to north.