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 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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South Arm was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[3]
South Arm Post Office opened on 6 February 1856.[4]
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.
The B33 route (South Arm Road) enters from the south-east and runs through to the north-west, where it exits.[3][6]
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