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New Norfolk

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New Norfolk

Total population

6,153

Coordinates-42.78°, 147.06°

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Overview

New Norfolk is a riverside town located on the River Derwent in southeastern Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1807, it is Tasmania’s fourth-oldest European settlement and ranks as the twelfth oldest in Australia. Initially founded by evacuees from Norfolk Island, New Norfolk has a population of 6,153 as of 2021 and serves as the main township of the Derwent Valley region. It lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) northwest of Hobart, along the Lyell Highway, and is encompassed within the Greater Hobart statistical area.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-42.7802
Longitude
147.0615
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
199,464
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Forest Raven
    Corvus tasmanicus Mathews, 1912 · Aves
    9,722
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    5,236
  • Green Rosella
    Platycercus caledonicus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    5,195
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    4,984
  • Gray Fantail
    Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
    4,894
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,758
  • Silver-eye
    Zosterops lateralis (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    4,572
  • Brown Thornbill
    Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    4,529

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2002-06-15

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,475

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
102
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API