Roches Beach | |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
State: | tas |
Type: | suburb |
Lga: | City of Clarence |
City: | Hobart |
Fedgov: | Franklin |
Stategov: | Franklin |
Postcode: | 7170 |
Pop: | 220 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | -42.8897°N 147.4961°W |
Alternative Location Map: | Australia Hobart |
Region: | Hobart |
Location1: | Rosny Park |
Dist1: | 19 |
Dir1: | E |
Near-Nw: | Acton Park |
Near-N: | Acton Park |
Near-Ne: | Frederick Henry Bay |
Near-E: | Frederick Henry Bay |
Near-W: | Acton Park |
Near-Sw: | Acton Park |
Near-S: | Lauderdale |
Near-Se: | Frederick Henry Bay |
Roches Beach is a rural residential 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 2021 Census recorded a population of 220 for the state suburb of Roches Beach. It is a suburb of Hobart, between Lauderdale and Acton Park.
Roches Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1958. It was named for an early settler.[2]
The waters of Frederick Henry Bay form the eastern boundary.
Route C330 (Acton Road) passes to the west. From there, Roches Beach Road provides access to the locality.[2] [3]