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of Greater Hobart, and the Brooker Highway which is the main connection to surrounding councils. When the Brooker Highway was built in 1952, it extended from Hobart to Berriedale. During this time, areas of Glenorchy and Moonah undertook street widening works in order to cope with increased traffic
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to the north. The city officially begins at Creek Road New Town, in Hobart's northern suburbs, and includes, Moonah, Derwent Park, Lutana, Goodwood, Montrose, Rosetta, Berriedale, Chigwell, Claremont and Austins Ferry. It is the seat of the
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Glenorchy has the second largest shopping district in Tasmania, following the Hobart CBD. Glenorchy CBD is one of the three main commercial districts in Glenorchy City, as well as those in Moonah and Claremont.
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being the prime commercial industry for the area. Becoming a municipality in 1864 and then officially a city in 1964, Glenorchy is now a largely suburban, working class area, which grew quickly after
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located on the eastern edge of the Hobart show grounds on the Brooker Highway near Goodwood, with access via Howard Rd.
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placed Hobart at number 6 of Australia's most polluted cities in 2018. The data identified medium levels of
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Glenorchy was first occupied in the year 1804, being mostly agricultural land from the 1820s onward, with
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to notify prospective buyers about potential land contamination within the City of Glenorchy.
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This article is about the suburb. For the local government area that contains the suburb, see
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O'Brien's Bridge is the name given to the site of first settlement in 1809.
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when a great number of returning soldiers settled in the northern suburbs.
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Glenorchy has entertainment facilities including the Glenorchy Pool, a
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Glenorchy, Elwick Racecourse viewed from kunanyi/Mount Wellington
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Australian Places (Monash University): Glenorchy, Tasmania
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area, and the surrounding bushlands between Glenorchy and
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Glenorchy is bound by the 507:(trading as Nyrstar Hobart) at nearby 1476:Populated places on the River Derwent 328:, meaning "Glen of tumbling waters". 255: 243: 226: 216: 36:Suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7: 389:Glenorchy is passed through by the 844:http://profile.id.com.au/glenorchy 734:Australian Conservation Foundation 524:Australian Conservation Foundation 518:Drawing from data complied in the 463:, Glenorchy Central (Centro), and 173:10.5 km (4.1 sq mi) 25: 663:"Glenorchy (Tas.) 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Elwick, Tasmania
Glenorchy City Council
Hobart
Tasmania

Glenorchy is located in Hobart
Coordinates
42°49′59″S 147°16′33″E / 42.83306°S 147.27583°E / -42.83306; 147.27583
2021
Postcode(s)
LGA(s)
City of Glenorchy
State electorate(s)
Clark
Federal division(s)
Clark
Suburbs
Montrose
Elwick
Goodwood
Derwent Park
West Moonah
Moonah
Hobart
Tasmania
River Derwent
Mount Wellington
Hobart City
Brighton
local government area

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