Simpsons Bay is a rural locality on
Bruny Island
Bruny Island ( Nuenonne: Lunawanna-alonnah) is a island located off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is separated from the Tasmanian mainland by the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, and its east coast lies within the Tasman S ...
in the local government area of
Kingborough
Kingborough Council is a local government body in Tasmania, and one of the five municipalities that constitutes the Greater Hobart Area. Kingborough is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 37,734, it covers the ...
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 ...
region of
Tasmania
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. It is located about north-east of the town of
Alonnah, the largest town on the island. The
2016 census has a population of 55 for the state suburb of Simpsons Bay.
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History
Simpsons Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1967.
Geography
The D'Entrecasteaux Channel
The D'Entrecasteaux Channel is a body of water located between Bruny Island and the south-east of the mainland of Tasmania, Australia. The channel is the mouth for the estuaries of the Derwent and the Huon Rivers and empties into the Tasman S ...
forms much of the western boundary, all of the northern, and most of the eastern.
Road infrastructure
The C628 route (Simpsons Bay Road) enters from the south and runs north to the centre, where it ends.
References
Localities of Kingborough Council
Towns in Tasmania
Bruny Island
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