Longley, Tasmania

Longley is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Kingborough in the Hobart region of Tasmania. It is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census has a population of 234 for the state suburb of Longley.^[1]

Longley Tasmania
Longley
Coordinates	42°58′01″S 147°12′00″E
Population	234 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7150
Location	13 km (8 mi) W of Kingston
LGA(s)	Kingborough
Region	Hobart
State electorate(s)	Franklin, Clark
Federal division(s)	Franklin, Clark
Localities around Longley: Lower Longley Wellington Park Neika Lower Longley Longley Leslie Vale, Neika Sandfly, Lower Longley Sandfly Sandfly

History

Longley was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The name has been used for the area since 1879, probably named for an early settler.^[2]

Geography

The Huon Highway (A6) forms the southern and much of the western boundaries.^[3]

Road infrastructure

The B64 route (Huon Road / Sandfly Road) enters from the east and runs south-west and south to the southern boundary, where it ends at an intersection with A6.^[2][4]