Tranmere 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 l ...
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
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. The locality is about south-east of the town of
Rosny Park. The
2016 census
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
* ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ...
recorded a population of 1701 for the state suburb of Tranmere.
[
It is a ]suburb
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of greater 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 ...
. It is accessed from, and shares a border with Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
, which lies to its north. Rokeby lies to its east.
Tranmere is a riverside suburb, with views across the Derwent River to 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 ...
city centre.
History
Tranmere was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It may have been named for a ship which brought livestock from England in 1827.
Geography
The waters of the River Derwent estuary form the western and southern boundaries.
Road infrastructure
Route B33 (South Arm Highway
The South Arm Highway (part of the B33 road route) is a highway serving the southern suburbs of Hobart, on the eastern shore of the River Derwent in Tasmania, Australia. The highway is a major trunk road that carries heavy commuter traffic ...
) passes to the north. From there, Oceana Drive and Tranmere Road provide access to the locality.
References
{{Hobart suburbs
Suburbs of Hobart
Localities of City of Clarence