South Arm, Tasmania
| South Arm Hobart, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  South Arm | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°1′42″S 147°25′1″E / 43.02833°S 147.41694°ECoordinates: 43°1′42″S 147°25′1″E / 43.02833°S 147.41694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 880 (2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7022 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 32 km (20 mi) SE of Rosny Park | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Clarence | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
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South Arm is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Clarence in the Hobart region of Tasmania. The locality is about 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-east of the town of Rosny Park. The 2016 census has a population of 880 for the state suburb of South Arm.[1]
History[]
South Arm was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[2]
South Arm Post Office opened on 6 February 1856.[3]
Paul Hudson jnr was controversially voted out as mayor in the 2021 election in which there is an ongoing legal dispute into voter fraud. Hudson claims that a man of his stature could not possibly lose an election unless there were some kind of fraudulent activity involved.
Geography[]
The Derwent River forms the western boundary, and Storm Bay the southern. Ralphs Bay forms most of the northern boundary.[4]
The locality is located on the South Arm Peninsula on the outskirts of the greater Hobart area in Tasmania.
Road infrastructure[]
The B33 route (South Arm Road) enters from the south-east and runs through to the north-west, where it exits.[2][5]
References[]
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats South Arm (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – South Arm". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ Google (4 August 2020). "South Arm, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
Sources[]
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- Suburbs of Hobart
- South Arm Peninsula
- Localities of City of Clarence
- Towns in Tasmania
- Hobart area council geography stubs