City of Glenorchy

Glenorchy City Council is a local government body in Tasmania, and one of the five municipalities that constitutes the Greater Hobart Area. The Glenorchy local government area has a population of 50,411, covering the suburbs north of central Hobart on the western shore of the River Derwent, including its namesake suburb, Glenorchy.

Type: local government area of Tasmania with 45,500 residents
Description: local government area in Tasmania, Australia
Also known as: “Glenorchy” and “Glenorchy City Council”
Neighbors: Derwent Valley and Huon and Far South

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of Old and New Art and Tolosa Park.

Museum of Old and New Art

Museum

Photo: Barrylb, CC0.

The Museum of Old and New Art is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in the Southern Hemisphere.

Tolosa Park

Park

Tolosa Park is a 25-hectare regional park, located in Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia, located on the site of a decommissioned embankment dam. The park was opened on 3 March 2025.

Northgate Shopping Centre

Shopping center

Photo: Jayjay04, Public domain.

Northgate Shopping Centre is the third largest shopping centre in Tasmania. Located in Glenorchy approximately 10 kilometres northwest of Hobart. The shopping centre is located on the Main Road within the CBD of Glenorchy with all stores located on the one level and a large undercover carpark situated below the main building. Northgate Shopping Centre is situated 3½ km east of City of Glenorchy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenorchy and Claremont.

Glenorchy

Town

Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glenorchy is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Glenorchy is bound by the River Derwent to the east, Mount Wellington to the west, Hobart City to the south and Brighton to the north. Glenorchy is situated 3½ km east of City of Glenorchy.

Claremont

Suburb

Claremont is a rural / residential locality in the local government areas of Glenorchy and Derwent Valley in the Hobart and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. Claremont is situated 5 km northeast of City of Glenorchy.

Berriedale

Suburb

Berriedale BERR-ee-dayl is a residential suburb located in the northern part of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia. Situated within the City of Glenorchy, it lies between the suburbs of Chigwell and Rosetta, approximately 15 km from Hobart's city centre. Berriedale is situated 3½ km northeast of City of Glenorchy.

City of Glenorchy

Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.8319° or 42° 49′ 55″ south

Longitude

147.2295° or 147° 13′ 46″ east

Population

45,500

Elevation

550 metres (1,804 feet)

Open location code

4R99569H+6R

GeoNames ID

7839671

Wikidata ID

Q1435919

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“City of Glenorchy” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Glenorchy”
Chinese: “格兰诺奇市”
Dutch: “City of Glenorchy”
French: “Ville de Glenorchy”
German: “City of Glenorchy”
German: “Glenorchy City”
Italian: “città di Glenorchy”
Italian: “Città di Glenorchy”
Japanese: “グレノーキー市”
Polish: “City of Glenorchy”
Sardinian: “tzitade de Glenorchy”
Spanish: “Glenorchy”
Swedish: “City of Glenorchy”
Swedish: “Glenorchy”
Urdu: “سٹی آف گلینورچی”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Glenlusk and Rosetta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Goat Hills and Lower Glenorchy Reservoir.

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