Mount Rumney, Tasmania Explained

Mount Rumney
Coordinates:-42.8614°N 147.4531°W
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hobart
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
State:tas
Type:suburb
Lga:City of Clarence
Region:Hobart
Location1:Rosny Park
Dist1:7
Dir1:E
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov:Franklin
City:Hobart
Postcode:7170
Pop:267
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Near-Nw:Cambridge
Near-N:Cambridge
Near-Ne:Acton Park
Near-W:Mornington
Near-E:Acton Park
Near-Sw:Howrah
Near-S:Rokeby
Near-Se:Clarendon Vale

Mount Rumney is a semi-rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Clarence in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Rosny Park. The 2016 census has a population of 267 for the state suburb of Mount Rumney.[1] It is a suburb of Hobart.

The suburb is based on the slopes of the mountain, Mount Rumney, part of the Meehan Range.

History

Mount Rumney was gazetted as a locality in 1999.[2]

Geography

Mount Rumney (the mountain) is contained within the locality.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Rumney (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Mount Rumney . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select "Search", enter "38098L", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details".