Tranmere, Tasmania

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Tranmere
Tranmere is located in Hobart
Tranmere
Tranmere
Interactive map of Tranmere
Coordinates: 42°55′22″S 147°24′59″E / 42.92278°S 147.41639°E / -42.92278; 147.41639
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionHobart
CityHobart
LGA
Location
Government
  State electorate
  Federal division
Population
  Total1,701 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode
7018
Suburbs around Tranmere
Howrah Howrah Rokeby
River Derwent Tranmere Rokeby
River Derwent River Derwent Rokeby

Tranmere (palawa kani: trumanyapayna)[2][3] is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Clarence in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-east of the town of Rosny Park. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1701 for the state suburb of Tranmere.[1] It is a suburb of greater Hobart. It is accessed from, and shares a border with Howrah, which lies to its north. Rokeby lies to its east. Historically referred to as

Tranmere is a riverside suburb, with views across the River Derwent to the Hobart city centre.

The stretch of land from Droughty Point to Tranmere was historically known as trumanyapayna, in what is recognised as the paredareme region.[2] Tranmere was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It may have been named for a ship which brought livestock from England in 1827.[4]

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