Midway Point (
paredarerme/
palawa kani
Palawa kani is a constructed language created by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre as a composite Tasmanian languages, Tasmanian language, based on reconstructed vocabulary from the limited accounts of the various languages once spoken by the Abo ...
: ''tipina'') is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Sorell 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 south-west of the town of
Sorell. The
2016 census recorded a population of 2859 for the state suburb of Midway Point.
[
It is located on a small ]peninsula
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Etymology
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with Orielton Lagoon on its eastern side and Pittwater
Pittwater is a semi-mature tide dominated Ria, drowned valley estuary, located about north of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from th ...
on its southern and western sides. The suburb meets the mid-way point of the Sorell Causeway from Hobart to Sorell, hence the name. Mcgees Bridge
McGees Bridge is a road bridge that carries the Tasman Highway across Pitt Water, near Sorell in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. The bridge and adjacent Sorell Causeway provide vital links between Hobart and two of Tasmania's principa ...
is connected to Midway Point on the Pittwater side.
The suburb lies close to Hobart International Airport and is approximately 21 km to Hobart via the Tasman Highway
The Tasman Highway (or A3) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. Like the Midland Highway (Tasmania), Midland Highway, it connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston – however it takes a different route, via the no ...
. In recent years Midway Point has become a popular commuter
Commuting is periodically recurring travel between a place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler, referred to as a commuter, leaves the boundary of their home community. By extension, it can sometimes be any regular o ...
town for people working in Hobart.
History
Midway Point was gazetted as a locality in 1957.
Geography
The waters of Pittwater form the eastern, southern and western boundaries.
Road infrastructure
Route A3 (Tasman Highway
The Tasman Highway (or A3) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. Like the Midland Highway (Tasmania), Midland Highway, it connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston – however it takes a different route, via the no ...
) runs through the southern tip of the locality.
References
Sources
Google Maps
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Sorell Council
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