title: Parrawe, Tasmania
text: # Parrawe, Tasmania
  
  Parrawe is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Burnie and Waratah–Wynyard in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 58 kilometres (36 mi) south-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Parrawe.
  
  ## History
  
  Parrawe was gazetted as a locality in 1974. The name was used for a parish in 1904, and for the locality by 1929. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “abstain” or “cease”.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The Arthur River forms most of the western boundary. The Hellyer River, a tributary of the Arthur, forms the eastern boundary.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  Route A10 (Murchison Highway) runs through from north-east to south.
  
  