Akaroa, Tasmania
# Akaroa, Tasmania

Akaroa is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) 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 (St Helens Point Road) enters from the south and runs through to the north, where it ends.

