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Woodbridge

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Kingborough Council TAS, Locked Bag 1, Woodbridge, TAS 7162
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Description

Woodbridge is a semi-rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania.

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 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census has a population of 503 for the state suburb of Woodbridge. It is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of the state capital, Hobart.

History

Woodbridge was gazetted as a locality in 1967.

Originally named Peppermint Bay, it is located on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. First European settlement was in 1847. Peppermint Bay Post Office opened on May 15, 1854 and the town was renamed Woodbridge in 1881. At the 2006 census, Woodbridge had a population of 271.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 16.338 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 18 m

Population number: 503

Local Government Area: Kingborough Council

Location

Kingborough Council TAS, Locked Bag 1, Woodbridge, TAS 7162

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Woodbridge, Tasmania

Woodbridge - Localista

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