Dynnyrne is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

in the

LGA region of

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. The locality is about south-west of the town of

. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1577 for the state suburb of Dynnyrne. It is a suburb of Hobart, with views over the Derwent River, that is largely situated on a hill south-west of the city above the Southern Outlet, and the suburb of Sandy Bay. The suburb border stretches from the Fitzroy Gardens in the north, to the University of Tasmania apartments in the south, and up the Waterworks Valley to the west. Other nearby suburbs are

South Hobart South Hobart is one of Hobart's inner suburbs. It is bound by Dynnyrne, Fern Tree, West Hobart and the Hobart City Centre. Landmarks South Hobart is home to many of the most beautiful homes in Hobart, including the classical Georgian residen ...

and

Tolmans Hill Tolmans Hill is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is likely to be the last large scale greenfield land, greenfield suburban development to take place within Hobart city. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of ...

. Dynnyrne is Tasmania's second most affluent suburb according to documents released by the

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History

Dynnyrne was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The suburb is named for Dynnyrne House in South Hobart, which was built by Robert William Murray (1777–1850) who claimed to be descended from Sir William Murray, 1st baronet of Dunearn in Scotland.Murray, C. R.
'Murray, Robert William (1777–1850)'
''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/murray-robert-william-2497/text3367. Retrieved 10 September 2012. Members of the public had been invited to suggest names for the suburb in 1940. About eighty different suggestions were received and six of them were forwarded to the Post Office for consideration. Cooloola, Illawarra, Karinga, Telopea, Rosslyn and Pambula were all rejected on the basis that they exactly or closely duplicated names already used in Australia. Following further consultation with the Post Office, Dynnyrne was chosen, recalling the first house built in the area about one hundred years earlier. One of the Hobart City Council aldermen warned that people would have difficulty spelling Dynnyrne but the new name was adopted.

Geography

Sandy Bay Rivulet forms part of the northern boundary, while Rifle Range Creek forms part of the eastern.

Road infrastructure

Route A6 ( Southern Outlet) runs through from north-east to south-west.

References

Localities of City of Hobart {{Hobart-geo-stub