Old Beach, Tasmania


Old Beach is a suburb of Hobart based in the municipality of Brighton, Tasmania, Australia. At the 2016 census, Old Beach had a population of 3,779. It is approximately 7km from the Baskerville Raceway.

History

Old Beach Post Office opened on 11 January 1866 and closed in 1975. Old beach is surrounded by an abundance of green mountainous terrain. At the heart of Old beach is an old mining quarry. Active in the late 1980s for the mining of Sandstone. Providing and economic boost for the area.