Woodbridge, Tasmania facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Woodbridge Tasmania
The house at Peppermint Bay where Lily Poulett-Harris grew up. It was formerly a hotel but was purchased by her father and converted into a homestead in 1885.
Woodbridge Location in Tasmania
Population	503 (2016)
Postcode(s)	7162
Location	36 km (22 mi) S of Hobart 26 km (16 mi) S of Kingston 4 km (2 mi) S of Kettering
LGA(s)	Kingborough
Region	Hobart
State electorate(s)	Franklin
Federal Division(s)	Franklin
Localities around Woodbridge: Nicholls Rivulet Kettering Kettering Nicholls Rivulet, Gardners Bay Woodbridge D’Entrecasteaux Channel Gardners Bay Birchs Bay Birchs Bay

Woodbridge is a semi-rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census has a population of 503 for the state suburb of Woodbridge. It is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of the state capital, Hobart.

Road infrastructure

The Channel Highway (Route B68) passes through from north to south. Route C627 (Woodbridge Hill Road) starts at an intersection with B68 and runs west until it exits.

Notable residents

• Richard Deodatus Poulett-Harris - educationalist
• Lily Poulett-Harris - founder of women's cricket in Australia
• Henry Vere Poulett-Harris - Tasmanian and Western Australian State-level cricketer