Neika, Tasmania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Neika, in the Kingborough Council local government area.
| Locality | Neika |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Kingborough Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -42.94818 |
| Longitude | 147.24388 |
| Population | 176 |
| Density | 20.8 /km² |
| Area | 8.5 km² |
| Elevation | 378 m |
| Postcode | 7054 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 10 km southwest |
Neika is a locality in the Kingborough Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 176. The locality covers an area of 8.5 km², giving a population density of about 20.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 378 m above sea level. It lies approximately 10 km southwest of Hobart. Neika is located at 42.9482°S, 147.2439°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7054. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Neika rests in the embrace of rolling hills that spill down towards the broad, grey expanse of the Derwent River estuary. It lies 10.1 km south-west of Hobart, TAS (from Hobart, TAS: bearing 223°T), and is situated 9.1 km west-south-west of Sandy Bay. This is a landscape of soft contours, where paddocks of emerald green are stitched together by lines of gum trees, their leaves catching the light in a thousand fleeting glints. The air here carries a distinct tang, a mingling of damp earth after rain and the subtle, briny breath of the nearby water, a scent that seems to settle deep into your bones. As the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, languid shadows across the land, the colours deepen, the greens becoming richer, the blues of the distant water more profound, and a quiet stillness descends, broken only by the occasional bleat of sheep or the distant hum of a car.
The history of Neika is a story told in the gentle rise and fall of the land and the enduring spirit of those who have worked it. Once, this country resonated with the sounds of traditional custodians, their footsteps tracing paths now softened by time. Later, the land became the domain of settlers drawn by its fertile soil, and the gentle slopes were tamed for grazing and the cultivation of crops, their produce finding its way to the markets of Hobart. The local economy, though diversified over the years, still holds strong ties to the earth; small farms continue to dot the landscape, producing everything from wool to hardy vegetables, while the proximity to the wider Hobart region offers a blend of rural tranquility and accessible urban life. Beyond the farms, whispers of a burgeoning wine industry can be detected in the cooler pockets of the region, the vines finding purchase in the rich soil and catching the temperate Tasmanian sun.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Neika, Tasmania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Neika, in the Kingborough Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Neika includes the postcode (7054), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Kingborough Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Neika is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |