Gagebrook
Hobart, Tasmania
Bridgewater (left) and Gagebrook (right)
Gagebrook is located in Hobart
Gagebrook
Gagebrook
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Coordinates42°44′40″S 147°16′01″E / 42.7444°S 147.2669°E / -42.7444; 147.2669
Population1,440 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7030
Location9 km (6 mi) S of Brighton
LGA(s)Brighton
RegionHobart
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Suburbs around Gagebrook:
Bridgewater Honeywood Honeywood
Bridgewater Gagebrook Old Beach
Bridgewater Herdsmans Cove, Old Beach Old Beach

Gagebrook is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Brighton in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1440 for the state suburb of Gagebrook.[1] It is one of the northernmost suburbs of Hobart, located near the eastern shore of the Derwent River between the suburbs of Bridgewater and Old Beach.

History

Gagebrook was gazetted as a locality in 1977.[2] The suburb, like its adjacent suburb of Bridgewater (also built up of mass-public housing in the 1970s) has a reputation as a lower socio-economic area.[3][4][5] Like the rest of Hobart's public housing suburbs, many public housing stock have been sold privately.

Gagebrook has two primary schools: Herdman's Cove Primary School and Gagebrook Primary School[6] (both public).

Geography

The Jordan River forms the western and north-western boundaries.[7]

Road infrastructure

Route B32 (East Derwent Highway) passes to the south. From there, Gage Road and Tottenham Road provide access to the locality.[2][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Gagebrook (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Gagebrook". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "16959Y", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ "On the ground". Griffith Review. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. ^ Whelan, Jessica J (2001), The dynamics of community reputation : a case study, retrieved 9 March 2017
  5. ^ Keen, Erica; Fusion Australia; Fusion Southern Tasmania (2006), Research into the community of Bridgewater & Gagebrook, Fusion Australia, retrieved 9 March 2017
  6. ^ Tasmania. Parliament. Standing Committee on Public Works (1981), New Gagebrook Primary School, Bridgewater, Government Printer, ISBN 978-0-7246-1130-0
  7. ^ Google (16 January 2021). "Gagebrook, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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