Fern Tree, Tasmania

Fern Tree is a rural / residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Hobart (64%) and Kingborough (36%) in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-west of the town of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded a population of 726 for the state suburb of Fern Tree.

Fern Tree
Hobart, Tasmania
Fern Tree
Coordinates42°55′27″S 147°15′40″E
Population726 (2016 census)
 • Density84.3/km2 (218/sq mi)
Postcode(s)7054
Area7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Location9 km (6 mi) SW of Hobart
LGA(s)City of Hobart, Kingborough Council
RegionHobart
State electorate(s)Clark
Federal division(s)Clark
Suburbs around Fern Tree:
Wellington Park Wellington Park South Hobart
Wellington Park Fern Tree Ridgeway
Neika Kingston Kingston

It is an outlying suburb of Hobart. The name Fern Tree is adapted from the common name of the plant Dicksonia antarctica (Tasmanian tree fern), which grows abundantly in the area. Set beneath Mount Wellington, whose summit is at 1270 metres above sea level, Fern Tree is 9 km by road from Hobart's central business district.

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