New Town
New Town is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, about 4 kilometres north of the central business district of Hobart. It is generally considered Hobart's oldest suburb, settled just a week after Sullivans Cove.
- Type: Suburb with 6,000 residents
- Description: suburb of Hobart, Australia
- Also known as: “New Town (Tasmania)”, “New Town, Tasmania”, and “New Town, Tasmania, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sacred Heart College and Calvary Hospital.
Sacred Heart College
School
Sacred Heart College is a catholic school in New Town, Tasmania with an enrolment of 940 students.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queens Domain and Lenah Valley.
New Town
- Categories: suburb/locality of Tasmania and locality
- Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.8588° or 42° 51′ 32″ south
Longitude
147.30588° or 147° 18′ 21″ east
Population
6,000
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
4R9948R4+F9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“New Town” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Florence Heights and North Hobart.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Worship Center and New Town Plaza.
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Worth a closer look: Hobart and Bass Strait Islands.
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