Type: | town |
Wattle Hill | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 187 |
Pop Year: | 2016 census |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7172 |
Region: | Sorell and surrounds |
Location1: | Hobart |
Dist1: | 35 |
Dir1: | NE |
Lga: | Sorell |
Stategov: | Lyons |
Fedgov: | Lyons |
Near-Nw: | Pawleena |
Near-N: | Buckland |
Near-Ne: | Nugent |
Near-W: | Pawleena |
Near-E: | Kellevie |
Near-Sw: | Sorell |
Near-S: | Forcett |
Near-Se: | Copping |
Wattle Hill is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Sorell, in the Sorell and surrounds region of Tasmania. It is located about north-east of the town of Hobart. The 2016 census determined a population of 187 for the state suburb of Wattle Hill.[1]
The locality name was gazetted in 1972.[2]
The C331 route (Nugent Road) runs north-east from the Arthur Highway through the locality, providing access to many other localities. The C332 route (Shrub End Road) enters the locality from Pawleena in the north-west and intersects with the C331, while the C333 route (Delmore Road) runs north from the Arthur Highway and also intersects with the C331.[3]