Grassy, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 40°03′S 144°03′E / 40.050°S 144.050°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 139 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7256 | ||||||||||||
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Grassy is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the north-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. It is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 139 for the state suburb of Grassy. It was a tungsten mining town. Evidence of this can still be found in the small town. The highest population of Grassy was 767 in 1971.