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| Coordinates: 42°08′S 146°13′E / 42.133°S 146.217°E / -42.133; 146.217 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 40 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7140 | ||||||||||||
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Derwent Bridge is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 101 kilometres (63 mi) north-west of the town of Hamilton. The 2021 Census it listed with a population of 40 for the state suburb of Derwent Bridge.[2] It is on the Lyell Highway at the southern edge of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
It is just south of Lake St Clair and the Lake St Clair visitor centre; and it is north of Lake King William and the Butlers Gorge Power Station.
It is also the last inhabited location before Linda Valley in the West Coast Range - this section of the highway passes through the Wild Rivers National Park. In the past there were a couple of isolated houses along Lyell Highway that have been removed.
Today, Derwent Bridge features not only the bridge alluded to in its name – spanning the Derwent River – but accommodation units, and also a roadside public house.
Derwent Bridge was used as a principal filming location for the 2008 film The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce.
History
Derwent Bridge was gazetted as a locality in 1959.[3]
Derwent Bridge Post Office opened on 15 February 1937 and closed in 1980.[4]
Demographics
According to the 2021 Census, Derwent Bridge had a population of 40 people. Males constituted 40.9% and females 59.1% and the median age was 33. The average number of people per household was 1.4 and the median household income $1,292.[5]
Geography
The Derwent River flows through from north to south. The northern end of Lake King William protrudes into the locality.[6]
Road infrastructure
Route A10 (Lyell Highway) passes through from east to south-west. Route C193 (Lake St Clair Road) starts at an intersection with A10 and runs north-west until it exits.[3][5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Derwent Bridge (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Derwent Bridge (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Derwent Bridge". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "469D", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Derwent Bridge, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
External links
- Map of World Heritage Area
