Description
Opossum Bay is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Clarence in the Hobart region of Tasmania.
Opossum Bay is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Clarence in the Hobart region of Tasmania. The locality is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-east of the town of Rosny Park. The 2016 census has a population of 329 for the state suburb of Opossum Bay.It is located on the South Arm Peninsula on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania.
History
Opossum Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1967.Opossum Bay Post Office opened on 16 January 1942 and closed in 1980.
The origin of Opossum Bay's name is unclear.In 1997, Opossum Bay received national attention when it was the location of where Labor Senator Nick Sherry had an overnight stay with his mother and was accused of misusing his travel allowances for this stay.
The controversy that it ensued led to Senator Sherry in attempting suicide which he survived.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 4.642 km2
Elevation: 11 to 50 metres
Town elevation: 23 m
Population number: 329
Local Government Area: Clarence City Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Opossum Bay, Tasmania