Malbina is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Derwent Valley in the South-east LGA region of

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

. The locality is about east of the town of

New Norfolk New Norfolk ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#Big River, Leenowwenne/palawa kani: ''Wulawali'') is a river bank, riverside town located on the Derwent River (Tasmania), River Derwent in southeastern Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1807, it is Tasm ...

. The 2016 census recorded a population of 67 for the state suburb of Malbina.

History

Malbina was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The locality was originally called Molesworth, but was changed to avoid confusion with other places. Malbina is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “drake”.

Geography

Sorell Creek forms the northern and eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route C615 (Molesworth Road) runs through from north to south.

References

Towns in Tasmania Localities of Derwent Valley Council {{Tasmania-geo-stub