Raminea, Tasmania

Raminea is a rural locality in the local government area of Huon Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded a population of 47 for the state suburb of Raminea.

History

Raminea was gazetted as a locality in 1966. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for what is now called “Port Espérance”, the bay at the mouth of the Espérance River.

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are ridgelines. The Espérance River flows through from north-west to south-east.

Road infrastructure

Route A6 passes through the south-east corner of the locality.