Roches Beach is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of

Clarence Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loca ...

in the

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 ...

LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of

Rosny Park Rosny Park is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, located in the City of Clarence on the eastern shore of the Derwent River. It is about five kilometres from the city centre of Hobart. Rosny Park is the commercial twin of its residential namesake, R ...

. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 220 for the state suburb of Roches Beach. It is a suburb of

, between Lauderdale and Acton Park.

History

Roches Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1958. It was named for an early settler.

Geography

The waters of

Frederick Henry Bay Frederick Henry Bay is a body of water in the southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located to the east of the South Arm Peninsula, and west of the Tasman Peninsula. Towns on the coast of the bay include Lauderdale, Seven Mile Beach, Dodges ...

form the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C330 (Acton Road) passes to the west. From there, Roches Beach Road provides access to the locality.

References

Beaches of Tasmania Localities of City of Clarence {{ClarenceTAS-geo-stub