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Oakdowns

Tasmania, Australia · Oceania

About Oakdowns

Oakdowns is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Tranmere, 43km from Devils Kitchen.

Oakdowns is a town located in Tasmania, Australia. With a population of 1,433, it is an important destination in Oceania.

On a road trip, Oakdowns 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 Oakdowns to your route.

About Oakdowns

Oakdowns is a suburb of Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is within the City of Clarence and not far from Clarendon Vale. At the 2016 Australian Census Oakdowns recorded a population of 1468. Oakdowns has one park. It is a 20-minute drive to the CBD. Most houses have views of Mount wellington and Ralphs

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Where is Oakdowns located?

Oakdowns is located in Tasmania, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -42.9018 latitude, 147.4560 longitude.

What is the population of Oakdowns?

Oakdowns has a population of approximately 1,433 people, making it a town in Australia.

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Quick Information

Population
1,433
Continent
Oceania
Country
Australia
Region
Tasmania
Timezone
Australia/Hobart
Coordinates
-42.9018, 147.4560

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 Oakdowns

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.

16 km · about 20 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.

18 km · about 20 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.

41 km · about 45 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.

42 km · about 50 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.

43 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Oakdowns

  • 18 kmkunanyi / 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

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Rokeby

🇦🇺 Australia

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Clarendon Vale

🇦🇺 Australia

2 km awayPop. 1,271

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3 km awayPop. 2,592

Acton Park

🇦🇺 Australia

3 km awayPop. 2,020

Tranmere

🇦🇺 Australia

4 km awayPop. 1,639

Howrah

🇦🇺 Australia

4 km awayPop. 8,317

Sandford

🇦🇺 Australia

5 km awayPop. 1,834

Seven Mile Beach

🇦🇺 Australia

6 km awayPop. 1,332

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