Neika is a semi-rural suburb of Hobart,Record ID TAS01151 at ga.gov.auNeika Postcode (TAS) at postcodes.qpzm.com.au to the north-west of Kingston.
History Neika is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “hill”.
Neika Post Office opened on 13 January 1913 and closed in 1969.
Locality Neika was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Hobart and Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The 2016 census recorded a population of 198 for the state suburb of Neika. Long Creek forms much of the northern boundary. The North West Bay River flows through the south-west corner.
Road infrastructure Route B64 (Huon Road) runs through from south to north.
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