title: Akaroa, Tasmania
text: # 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.
  
  