Woodbridge, Tasmania
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Woodbridge is a semi-rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about Script error: No such module "convert". south of the town of Kingston. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 547 for the state suburb of Woodbridge, with the median age being 54. There are 180 families living in Woodbridge, with a mean of 1.8 children per household.[1] It is located Script error: No such module "convert". south of the state capital, Hobart.
History
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Woodbridge was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[2] Originally named Peppermint Bay, it is located on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.[3] First European settlement was in 1847.[4] Peppermint Bay Post Office opened on 15 May 1854 and the town was renamed Woodbridge in 1881.[5] At the Template:CensusAU, Woodbridge had a population of 271.[6]
Geography
The shore of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel forms the eastern boundary.[7]
Road infrastructure
The Channel Highway (Route B68) passes through from north to south. Route C627 (Woodbridge Hill Road) starts at an intersection with B68 and runs west until it exits.[2][8]
Notable residents
- Richard Deodatus Poulett-Harris - educationalist
- Lily Poulett-Harris - founder of women's cricket in Australia
- Henry Vere Poulett-Harris - Tasmanian and Western Australian state-level cricketer
References
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