title: Wyena, Tasmania
text: # Wyena, Tasmania
  
  Wyena is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Dorset and Launceston in the North-east and Launceston LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 24 for the state suburb of Wyena.
  
  ## History
  
  Wyena was gazetted as a locality in 1964. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “small timber”.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The boundaries consist primarily of survey lines and ridge lines.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  Route B81 (Golconda Road) passes through from west to east.
  
  