Mount Rumney, Tasmania

Mount Rumney Hobart, Tasmania
Mount Rumney
Coordinates	42°51′41″S 147°27′11″E
Population	267 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7170
Location	7 km (4 mi) E of Rosny Park
LGA(s)	City of Clarence
Region	Hobart
State electorate(s)	Franklin
Federal division(s)	Franklin
Suburbs around Mount Rumney: Cambridge Cambridge Acton Park Mornington Mount Rumney Acton Park Howrah Rokeby Clarendon Vale

Mount Rumney is a semi-rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Clarence in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the town of Rosny Park. The 2016 census has a population of 267 for the state suburb of Mount Rumney.[1] It is a suburb of Hobart.

The suburb is based on the slopes of the mountain, Mount Rumney, part of the Meehan Range.

History

Mount Rumney was gazetted as a locality in 1999.[2]

Geography

Mount Rumney (the mountain) is contained within the locality.[3]

References

1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Rumney (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
2. "Placenames Tasmania – Mount Rumney". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "38098L", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 13 September 2020.
3. "Mount Rumney, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.