Gagebrook, Tasmania Explained

Gagebrook
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hobart
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
State:tas
Type:suburb
City:Hobart
Region:Hobart
Lga:Brighton
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Postcode:7030
Pop:1440
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Location1:Brighton
Dist1:9
Dir1:S
Near-Nw:Bridgewater
Near-N:Honeywood
Near-Ne:Honeywood
Near-E:Old Beach
Near-W:Bridgewater
Near-Sw:Bridgewater
Near-S:Herdsmans Cove, Old Beach
Near-Se:Old Beach

Gagebrook is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Brighton in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about south of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1440 for the state suburb of Gagebrook.[1] It is one of the northernmost suburbs of Hobart, located near the eastern shore of the Derwent River between the suburbs of Bridgewater and Old Beach.

History

Gagebrook was gazetted as a locality in 1977.[2] The suburb, like its adjacent suburb of Bridgewater (also built up of mass-public housing in the 1970s) has a reputation as a lower socio-economic area.[3] Like the rest of Hobart's public housing suburbs, many public housing stock have been sold privately.

Gagebrook has two primary schools: Herdman's Cove Primary School and Gagebrook Primary School (both public).

Geography

The Jordan River forms the western and north-western boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route B32 (East Derwent Highway) passes to the south. From there, Gage Road and Tottenham Road provide access to the locality.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Gagebrook (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Gagebrook . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select "Search", enter "16959Y", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details".
  3. News: On the ground. Griffith Review. 7 February 2012.
  4. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 16 January 2021 .