Type: | town |
Lawitta | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 232 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7140 |
Region: | South-east |
Location1: | New Norfolk |
Dist1: | 4 |
Dir1: | NW |
Lga: | Derwent Valley |
Stategov: | Lyons |
Fedgov: | Lyons |
Near-Nw: | Hayes |
Near-N: | Magra, Black Hills |
Near-Ne: | New Norfolk, Magra |
Near-E: | New Norfolk |
Near-W: | Hayes |
Near-Sw: | New Norfolk, Glenfern |
Near-S: | New Norfolk |
Near-Se: | New Norfolk |
Lawitta is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Derwent Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of New Norfolk. The 2016 census recorded a population of 232 for the state suburb of Lawitta.[1]
Lawitta was gazetted as a locality in 1970.[2]
The Derwent River forms the south-western boundary. The Derwent Valley Railway line follows the southern and south-western boundaries.
Route A10 (Lyell Highway) runs through from south-east to south-west.[2] [3]