Tea Tree, Tasmania

Tea Tree is a rural locality and town in the local government areas of Southern Midlands and Brighton in the Central and Hobart regions of Tasmania. It is located about north-east of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census determined a population of 413 for the state suburb of Tea Tree.

History

Robert Cosgrove, the longest-serving premier of Tasmania, was born at Tea Tree in 1884. He served two terms as premier, 1939–47 and 1948–58, as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
Tea Tree was gazetted as a locality in 1970.

Geography

Most boundaries of the locality are survey lines. The Main rail line passes through via the town from west to east.

Road infrastructure

The C321 route enters from the west and runs through via the town to the north-east, where it exits. Route C322 starts at an intersection with C321 and runs south-east until it exits. Route C323 starts at an intersection with C321 on the western boundary and runs south-east through the locality until it exits.