Round Hill, Tasmania


Round Hill is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 109 for the state suburb of Round Hill.

History

Round Hill was gazetted as a locality in 1974.
It is believed that the hill in the locality was named by George Bass in 1798, during his circumnavigation of Van Diemen's Land with Matthew Flinders.

Geography

The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary. The Western Railway Line passes through from north-east to north-west.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 runs through from north-east to north-west.