Type: | town |
Moriarty | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 223 |
Pop Year: | 2016 census |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7307 |
Region: | North West Tasmania |
Location1: | Devonport |
Dist1: | 14 |
Dir1: | E |
Lga: | Latrobe |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Near-Nw: | Wesley Vale |
Near-N: | Northdown |
Near-Ne: | Thirlstane |
Near-W: | Wesley Vale |
Near-E: | Thirlstane |
Near-Sw: | Latrobe |
Near-S: | Sassafras |
Near-Se: | Sassafras |
Moriarty is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Latrobe, in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about east of the town of Devonport. The 2016 census determined a population of 223 for the state suburb of Moriarty.[1]
The locality is believed to have been named for Miss Lucinda Moriarty, a prominent early settler.[2]
The C702 (Moriarty Road) and C704 (Oppenheims Road) routes run from the Bass Highway through the locality, from where they provide access to many other localities in northern Tasmania. The B71 route (Frankford Road), which runs from the B74 route (Bass Highway to Port Sorell) in East Devonport to Exeter on the West Tamar Highway, passes through the locality.[3]