Otago, Tasmania
Otago is a suburb on the eastern shore of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the shores of Otago Bay. At the 2016 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 554.[1]
| Otago Hobart, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 Otago Bay and hulks including the Otago in the early 1950s | |||||||||||||||
  Otago | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°48′3″S 147°17′28″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 554 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7017 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Clarence | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
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The area takes its name from the iron barque Otago, the only command of the author Joseph Conrad, which was dismantled at a shipbreaking establishment that operated at the bay (formerly known simply as part of Old Beach) between the 1920s and 1960s. The remains of the Otago (beached there in 1931) and a steel river steamer the Westralian (beached in 1937) can still be seen on the beach.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Otago (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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