Simpsons Bay, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Simpsons Bay is a rural locality on Bruny Island in the local government area of Kingborough in the Hobart region of Tasmania. It is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north-east of the town of Alonnah, the largest town on the island. The 2016 census recorded a population of 55 for the state suburb of Simpsons Bay.[1]
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| Coordinates: 43°16′43″S 147°17′28″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 55 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7150 | ||||||||||||
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History
Simpsons Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[2]
Geography
The D'Entrecasteaux Channel forms much of the western boundary, all of the northern, and most of the eastern.[3]
