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New Town

Tasmania, Australia · Oceania

About New Town

New Town is worth a stop: 56km from Devils Kitchen.

New Town is a town located in Tasmania, Australia. With a population of 6,004, it is an important destination in Oceania.

On a road trip, New Town sits in Australia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Australia/Hobart time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add New Town to your route.

About New Town

New Town is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, about 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of the central business district of Hobart. It is generally considered Hobart's oldest suburb, settled just a week after Sullivans Cove. It was historically the home of many of Hobart's wealthiest citizens, and New Town

Read more features a large number of grand residences, churches, and public buildings. The large farms were broken up following the world wars and it is now an inner city residential suburb. Many of its streets are lined with Federation style cottages. It is surrounded by the suburbs of North Hobart, Mount Stuart, Lenah Valley and Moonah, with the Queens Domain just to the south-east. Most of the locality is within the Hobart local government area, with 2.5% within Glenorchy.

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Where is New Town located?

New Town is located in Tasmania, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -42.8576 latitude, 147.3087 longitude.

What is the population of New Town?

New Town has a population of approximately 6,004 people, making it a town in Australia.

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Quick Information

Population
6,004
Continent
Oceania
Country
Australia
Region
Tasmania
Timezone
Australia/Hobart
Coordinates
-42.8576, 147.3087

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Australia

Police
000
Ambulance
000
Fire
000
Non-emergency police
131 444
Driving side
left

112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.

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Worth the detour from New Town

5 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)

Australia's most controversial and provocative private museum, built underground in a Tasmanian winery.

4 km · about 5 min drive

scenic viewpoint

kunanyi / Mount Wellington

1,271 m summit above Hobart reached by a sealed 21 km road to an enclosed observation shelter overlooking the Derwent estuary.

7 km · about 15 min drive

photogenic

Tessellated Pavement

A flat shore platform at Eaglehawk Neck fractured by tectonic stress into an almost perfectly rectangular grid, then eroded into pans and loaves. Best at low tide near sunrise.

54 km · about 60 min drive

museum

Port Arthur Historic Site

Preserved 19th-century convict penal settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, a World Heritage site at the end of the Arthur Highway.

55 km · about 65 min drive

natural wonder

Devils Kitchen

A collapsed sea cave near Eaglehawk Neck where the ocean boils 60 metres below in a narrow dolerite chasm, with Tasman Arch a short walk away. Both are metres from the car park.

56 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near New Town

  • Right herekunanyi / Mount Wellington1,271 m summit above Hobart reached by a sealed 21 km road to an enclosed observation shelter overlooking the Derwent estuary.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near New Town.

Moonah

🇦🇺 Australia

1 km awayPop. 5,311

Mount Stuart

🇦🇺 Australia

2 km awayPop. 2,339

North Hobart

🇦🇺 Australia

2 km awayPop. 2,500

West Hobart

🇦🇺 Australia

2 km awayPop. 5,805

West Moonah

🇦🇺 Australia

2 km awayPop. 3,897

Lutana

🇦🇺 Australia

3 km awayPop. 2,372

Hobart

🇦🇺 Australia

3 km awayPop. 252,639

Hobart city centre

🇦🇺 Australia

3 km awayPop. 3,971

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