Roches Beach is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Clarence in the

Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...

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

Rosny Park Rosny Park is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, located in the City of Clarence on the eastern shore of the Derwent River. It is about five kilometres from the city centre of Hobart. Rosny Park is the commercial twin of its residential namesake, R ...

. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 220 for the state suburb of Roches Beach. It is a suburb of

, between

Lauderdale Lauderdale is the valley of the Leader Water (a tributary of the River Tweed, Tweed) in the Scottish Borders. It contains the town of Lauder, as well as Earlston. The valley is traversed from end to end by the A68 road, A68 trunk road, which run ...

and Acton Park.

History

Roches Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1958. It was named for an early settler.

Geography

The waters of

Frederick Henry Bay Frederick Henry Bay is a body of water in the southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located to the east of the South Arm Peninsula, and west of the Tasman Peninsula. Towns on the coast of the bay include Lauderdale, Tasmania, Lauderdale, Seven ...

form the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C330 (Acton Road) passes to the west. From there, Roches Beach Road provides access to the locality.

References

Beaches of Tasmania Localities of City of Clarence {{ClarenceTAS-geo-stub