Tea Tree, Tasmania
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| Tea Tree Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Tea Tree | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°40′55″S 147°21′06″E / 42.6819°S 147.3516°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 413 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7017 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km (6 mi) NE of Brighton | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Midlands, Brighton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central, Hobart | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Tea Tree is a rural locality and town in the local government areas of Southern Midlands and Brighton in the Central and Hobart regions of Tasmania. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-east of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census determined a population of 413 for the state suburb of Tea Tree.[1]
Robert Cosgrove, the longest-serving premier of Tasmania, was born at Tea Tree in 1884. He served two terms as premier, 1939–47 and 1948–58, as leader of the Australian Labor Party.[2]
Tea Tree was gazetted as a locality in 1970.[3]