Granton, Tasmania

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Granton
Bridgewater Causeway and Bridgewater Bridge with Granton and Mt Wellington behind.
Bridgewater Causeway and Bridgewater Bridge with Granton and Mt Wellington behind.
Granton is located in Hobart
Granton
Granton
Interactive map of Granton
Coordinates: 42°45′6″S 147°13′41″E / 42.75167°S 147.22806°E / -42.75167; 147.22806
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionSouth-east, Hobart
CityCity of Glenorchy
LGA
Location
Government
  State electorates
  Federal divisions
Population
  Total1,736 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode
7030
Suburbs around Granton
Dromedary, Boyer Dromedary, Bridgewater Bridgewater
Sorell Creek Granton Bridgewater, Old Beach
Molesworth Claremont, Molesworth Austins Ferry

Granton is a rural residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Derwent Valley (80%) and Glenorchy (20%) in the South-east and Hobart LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the town of Glenorchy. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1736 for the state suburb of Granton.[1] It is a suburb of Hobart. Rust Road is the approximate boundary between the two municipalities at Granton.

Public facilities including the Granton War Memorial Hall, public toilets and Granton Green Reserve are located within the Derwent Valley Council section.

Granton was gazetted as a locality in 1970.[2]

The locality was originally known as South Bridgewater,[3] and is home to the Granton Convict Site,[4] which consists of the Old Watch House (1838) and the quarry from which stone was extracted for the construction of the Bridgewater Causeway.

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