Longley, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 42°58′01″S 147°12′00″E / 42.9670°S 147.2000°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 234 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7150 | ||||||||||||
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Longley is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Kingborough in the Hobart region of Tasmania. It is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census has a population of 234 for the state suburb of Longley.[1]
Longley was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The name has been used for the area since 1879, probably named for an early settler.[2]
