Derwent Park is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Glenorchy in the
Hobart LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about east of the town of
Glenorchy. The
2016 census recorded a population of 657 for the state suburb of Derwent Park.
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It is a suburb of Hobart.
It is predominantly a light commercial and industrial area.
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History
Derwent Park was gazetted as a locality in 1961. The name is derived from a property established in the area about 1820.
Geography
The waters of the River Derwent and Prince of Wales Bay form the northern boundary.
Road infrastructure
National Route 1 (Brooker Highway
The Brooker Highway is a highway in the State of Tasmania, Australia. As one of Hobart's 3 major radials, the highway connects traffic from the Hobart city centre with the northern suburbs and is the major road connection to the cities and tow ...
) runs through from north-west to south-east.
References
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of City of Glenorchy
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