Simpsons Bay Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 43°16′43″S 147°17′28″E / 43.2786°S 147.2911°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 55 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7150 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 9 km (6 mi) NE of Alonnah | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Kingborough | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
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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 has a population of 55 for the state suburb of Simpsons Bay.[1]
Simpsons Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[2]
The D'Entrecasteaux Channel forms much of the western boundary, all of the northern, and most of the eastern.[3]
The C628 route (Simpsons Bay Road) enters from the south and runs north to the centre, where it ends.[2][4]