South Arm, Tasmania

South Arm is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Clarence in the Hobart region of Tasmania. The locality is about 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-east of the town of Rosny Park. The 2016 census has a population of 880 for the state suburb of South Arm.^[2]

South Arm Hobart, Tasmania
South Arm from kunanyi / Mount Wellington
South Arm
Coordinates	43°1′42″S 147°25′1″E
Population	963 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	7022
Location	32 km (20 mi) SE of Rosny Park
LGA(s)	Clarence
Region	Hobart
State electorate(s)	Franklin
Federal division(s)	Franklin
Suburbs around South Arm: Derwent River Opossum Bay Ralphs Bay Derwent River South Arm Clifton Beach Storm Bay Storm Bay Storm Bay

History

South Arm was gazetted as a locality in 1967.^[3]

South Arm Post Office opened on 6 February 1856.^[4]

Geography

The Derwent River forms the western boundary, and Storm Bay the southern. Ralphs Bay forms most of the northern boundary.^[5]

The locality is located on the South Arm Peninsula on the outskirts of the greater Hobart area in Tasmania.

Road infrastructure

The B33 route (South Arm Road) enters from the south-east and runs through to the north-west, where it exits.^[3][6]