Mornington, Tasmania

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| name = Mornington

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|42|51|30|S|147|24|14|E|display=inline,title}}

| alternative_location_map = Australia Hobart

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 11

| state = tas

| type = suburb

| lga = Clarence

| stategov = Franklin

| fedgov = Franklin

| city = Hobart

| postcode = 7018

| pop = 2265

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes={{cite web |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60420?opendocument |title=2016 Census Quick Stats Mornington (Tas.) |author= |date=23 October 2017 |website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=2 April 2021 }}

| region = Hobart

| location1 = Rosny Park

| dist1 = 4

| dir1 = NE

| near-nw = Warrane

| near-n = Warrane

| near-ne = Cambridge

| near-w = Warrane

| near-e = Mount Rumney

| near-sw = Bellerive

| near-s = Howrah

| near-se = Rokeby

}}

Mornington is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Clarence in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about {{convert|4|km}} north-east of the town of Rosny Park. The 2016 census recorded a population of 2265 for the state suburb of Mornington.

It is a suburb of the City of Clarence. It is part of greater Hobart, located approximately 7 kilometres from the CBD. It is located between Warrane and Cambridge, is nearby to Mount Rumney and runs parallel to the Tasman Highway.

Mornington is a primarily residential suburb, although it is also home to the Mornington Industrial Estate and is served by Rosny Park for commercial services. The main facilities are Clarence Council Depot, Main Roads and Transport Depot, a Service Tasmania vehicle inspection facility, a Fire and Ambulance Service, and MacKillop College.

==History==

Mornington was gazetted as a locality in 1970.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Mornington |author= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021 |at=Select "Search", enter "9237L", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details"}}

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Mornington+TAS+7018/@-42.8608657,147.3882035,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa6e0aa7a53b0c3f:0x503c94dd0de1640!8m2!3d-42.858333!4d147.4038889 |title=Mornington, Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021}}

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) runs through from north-west to north-east, and Route B33 (South Arm Highway) runs from north-west to south-east.{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author= |date=May 2017 |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=2 April 2021 }}

References

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Category:Localities of City of Clarence

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