South Arm is a rural residential locality in the local government area 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 ...

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-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 2016 census has a population of 880 for the state suburb of South Arm.

History

South Arm was gazetted as a locality in 1967. South Arm Post Office opened on 6 February 1856.

Geography

The Derwent River forms the western boundary, and

Storm Bay The Storm Bay is a large bay in the south-east region of Tasmania, Australia. The bay is the river mouth to the Derwent River estuary and serves as the main port of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. The bay is bordered by Bruny Island to ...

the southern. Ralphs Bay forms most of the northern boundary. The locality is located on the

South Arm Peninsula South Arm Peninsula is a peninsula that lies on the east side of the mouth of the River Derwent south of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. The peninsula commences at Lauderdale and curves landward or inward on a narrow isthmus that has South Arm ...

on the outskirts of the greater

area in Tasmania.

Road infrastructure

The B33 route (South Arm Road) enters from the south-east and runs through to the north-west, where it exits.

References

Sources

(Google Maps)
South Arm Peninsula Localities of City of Clarence Towns in Tasmania Populated places on the River Derwent {{ClarenceTAS-geo-stub