9-619: Derwent Bridge is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania . The locality is about 101 kilometres (63 mi) north-west of the town of Hamilton . The 2021 Census it listed with a population of 40 for the state suburb of Derwent Bridge. It is on the Lyell Highway at the southern edge of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park . It
18-546: A population of 40 people. Males constituted 40.9% and females 59.1% and the median age was 33. The average number of people per household was 1.4 and the median household income $ 1,292. The Derwent River flows through from north to south. The northern end of Lake King William protrudes into the locality. Route A10 (Lyell Highway) passes through from east to south-west. Route C193 (Lake St Clair Road) starts at an intersection with A10 and runs north-west until it exits. Central Highlands Council Central Highlands Council
27-680: Is a local government body in Tasmania , encompassing the Central Highlands region of the state. Central Highlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 2,144, the two largest towns are Bothwell and Hamilton . Central Highlands was established on 2 April 1993 after the amalgamation of the Bothwell and Hamilton municipalities. Central Highlands is the least densely populated local government area of Tasmania, with only 0.3 people per square kilometre. The municipality
36-406: Is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania . The locality is about 101 kilometres (63 mi) north of the town of Hamilton . The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Little Pine Lagoon. Little Pine Lagoon is a confirmed locality and a body of water (the lagoon). The River Ouse forms much of
45-554: Is classified as rural, agricultural and medium (RAM) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. The population of the area is small and quite decentralised, resulting in a large number of small towns. Some of these towns were founded as support sites for workers on the hydro-electric dams scattered along the upper Derwent River . Main towns are considered Hamilton (council headquarters) and Bothwell. The towns (with population as of 2006): The municipality
54-702: Is just south of Lake St Clair and the Lake St Clair visitor centre; and it is north of Lake King William and the Butlers Gorge Power Station . It is also the last inhabited location before Linda Valley in the West Coast Range - this section of the highway passes through the Wild Rivers National Park. In the past there were a couple of isolated houses along Lyell Highway that have been removed. Today, Derwent Bridge features not only
63-672: Is subdivided into eight townships : • Apsley • Arthurs Lake • Bradys Lake • Brandum • Breona • Butlers Gorge • Central Plateau • Cramps Bay • Dee • Doctors Point • Elderslie • Flintstone • Florentine • Hermitage • Hollow Tree • Interlaken • Lake Sorell • Lake St Clair • Little Pine Lagoon • London Lakes • Lower Marshes • Meadowbank • Melton Mowbray • Millers Bluff • Morass Bay • Mount Field • National Park • Osterley • Pelham • Reynolds Neck • Shannon • Southwest • Steppes • Strickland • Tods Corner • Victoria Valley • Waddamana • Walls of Jerusalem • Wilburville It covers most of
72-484: The bridge alluded to in its name – spanning the Derwent River – but accommodation units, and also a roadside public house . Derwent Bridge was used as a principal filming location for the 2008 film The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce . Derwent Bridge was gazetted as a locality in 1959. Derwent Bridge Post Office opened on 15 February 1937 and closed in 1980. According to the 2021 Census, Derwent Bridge had
81-646: The mountainous centre of the state, also known as the Central Plateau which contains the Central Plateau Conservation Area including sections of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area , as well as the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park , and Walls of Jerusalem National Park . Other smaller reserves of different status occur in the region as well. Little Pine Lagoon, Tasmania Little Pine Lagoon
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