Grassy Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 40°03′S 144°03′E / 40.050°S 144.050°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 139 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7256 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 25 km (16 mi) SE of Currie | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | King Island | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Grassy is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the north-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. It is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 139 for the state suburb of Grassy. [1] It was a tungsten mining town. Evidence of this can still be found in the small town. The highest population of Grassy was 767 in 1971.
Grassy is a confirmed locality. [2]
Grassy Post Office first opened on 11 March 1918 and closed in 1991. [3]
The waters of Bass Strait form the eastern and south-eastern boundaries. [4]
Route B25 (Grassy Road) provides access to the locality. [2] [5]