Old Beach, Tasmania Explained

Type:suburb
Old Beach
State:tas
Coordinates:-42.7747°N 147.2692°W
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hobart
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Brighton
City:Hobart
Postcode:7017
Est:early 1800s
Pop:3779
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Dist1:17
Dir1:N
Location1:Hobart
Region:Hobart
Location2:Brighton
Dist2:10
Dir2:S
Near-Nw:Herdsmans Cove
Near-N:Gagebrook, Honeywood
Near-Ne:Tea Tree
Near-E:Richmond
Near-W:River Derwent
Near-Sw:River Derwent
Near-S:Otago
Near-Se:Risdon

Old Beach is a residential / rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Brighton in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 3779 for the state suburb of Old Beach.[1]

It is approximately 7 km from the Baskerville Raceway.[2] Old Beach is surrounded by an abundance of green mountainous terrain. At the heart of Old Beach is an old mining quarry, active in the late 1980s for the mining of sandstone, and providing and economic boost for the area.

History

Old Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1970.[3] Old Beach Post Office opened on 11 January 1866 and closed in 1975.[4]

Geography

The River Derwent forms the western and south-western boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route B32 (East Derwent Highway) runs through from west to south.[3] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Old Beach (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Baskerville . 9 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110216194520/http://www.motorsportstas.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=75 . 16 February 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Old Beach . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select "Search", enter "1165J", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details".
  4. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 16 June 2012.
  5. 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 . 2 April 2021 .