Old Beach, Tasmania
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"Old Beach" redirects here. For the place formerly called Old Beach in California, see Niland, California.
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.[1]
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Old Beach Hobart, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 42°46′29″S 147°16′9″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,779 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | early 1800s | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7017 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Brighton | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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It is approximately 7 km from the Baskerville Raceway.[2] 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.