Tranmere (

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 ...

: ''trumanyapayna'') 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

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. 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 recorded a population of 1701 for the state suburb of Tranmere. It is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

of greater

. It is accessed from, and shares a border with

Howrah Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...

, which lies to its north. Rokeby lies to its east. Historically referred to as Tranmere is a riverside suburb, with views across the Derwent River to the

city centre.

History

The stretch of land from Droughty Point to Tranmere was historically known as ''trumanyapayna'', in what is recognised as the paredareme region. Tranmere was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It may have been named for a ship which brought livestock from England in 1827.

Geography

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

Road infrastructure

Route B33 (

South Arm Highway The South Arm Highway (part of the B33 road route) is a highway serving the southern suburbs of Hobart, on the eastern shore of the River Derwent in Tasmania, Australia. The highway is a major trunk road that carries heavy commuter traffic sou ...

) passes to the north. From there, Oceana Drive and Tranmere Road provide access to the locality.

References

{{Hobart suburbs Suburbs of Hobart Localities of City of Clarence Populated places on the River Derwent