Otago is a rural residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of

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and Clarence in the

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LGA region of

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. The locality is about south of the town of

. The 2016 census recorded a population of 554 for the state suburb of Otago. It is a suburb of

, located on the shores of Otago Bay.

History

Otago was gazetted as a locality in 1977. Previously gazetted as Gregson, after Thomas Gregson, the second Premier of Tasmania, the name was changed in 1977. The area takes its name from the iron

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''Otago'', the only command of the author

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, which was dismantled at a shipbreaking establishment that operated at the bay (formerly known simply as part of Old Beach) between the 1920s and 1960s. The remains of ''Otago'' (beached there in 1931) and a steel river steamer ''Westralian'' (beached in 1937) can still be seen on the beach. The name of the boat was in turn taken from the

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region of

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Geography

The waters of the River Derwent form the western and southern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route B32 ( East Derwent Highway) passes through from north-west to south-east.

References

Localities of City of Clarence Towns in Tasmania Localities of Brighton Council (Tasmania) Populated places on the River Derwent {{ClarenceTAS-geo-stub