Roches Beach
Suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Roches Beach is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Clarence in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of the town of Rosny Park. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 220 for the state suburb of Roches Beach. It is a suburb of Hobart, between Lauderdale and Acton Park.
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| Coordinates: 42°53′23″S 147°29′46″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||
| City | Hobart | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 220 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7170 | ||||||||||||
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History
Roches Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1958. It was named for an early settler.[2]
Geography
The waters of Frederick Henry Bay form the eastern boundary.[3]
