Malbina, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Malbina
State:tas
Pop:67
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7140
Region:South-east
Location1:New Norfolk
Dist1:6
Dir1:E
Lga:Derwent Valley
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Sorell Creek
Near-N:Sorell Creek
Near-Ne:Sorell Creek
Near-E:Sorell Creek
Near-W:Sorell Creek
Near-Sw:Molesworth
Near-S:Molesworth
Near-Se:Molesworth

Malbina 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 east of the town of New Norfolk. The 2016 census recorded a population of 67 for the state suburb of Malbina.[1]

History

Malbina was gazetted as a locality in 1970.[2]

The locality was originally called Molesworth, but was changed to avoid confusion with other places. Malbina is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “drake”.[3]

Geography

Sorell Creek forms the northern and eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route C615 (Molesworth Road) runs through from north to south.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Malbina (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Malbina . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "356G", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 15 . Dennison Publications . July 2003 . 16 January 2021.
  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 .