Old Beach, Tasmania facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Old Beach Hobart, Tasmania
Old Beach Location in Hobart
Population	3,779 (2016 census)
Established	early 1800s
Postcode(s)	7017
Location	17 km (11 mi) N of Hobart 10 km (6 mi) S of Brighton
LGA(s)	Brighton
Region	Hobart
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal Division(s)	Lyons
Suburbs around Old Beach: Herdsmans Cove Gagebrook, Honeywood Tea Tree River Derwent Old Beach Richmond River Derwent Otago Risdon

Old Beach is a residential / rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Brighton in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 3779 for the state suburb of Old Beach.

It is approximately 7 km from the Baskerville Raceway. Old Beach is surrounded by an abundance of green mountainous terrain. At the heart of Old Beach is an old mining quarry, active in the late 1980s for the mining of sandstone, and providing and economic boost for the area.

History

Old Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1970. Old Beach Post Office opened on 11 January 1866 and closed in 1975.

Geography

The River Derwent forms the western and south-western boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route B32 (East Derwent Highway) runs through from west to south.

Old Beach (left) and the Meehan Range, including Mount Direction and Gunners Quoin