Fern Tree, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 42°55′27″S 147°15′40″E / 42.92417°S 147.26111°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hobart | ||||||||||||
| City | Hobart | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 763 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 84.3/km2 (218/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7054 | ||||||||||||
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Fern Tree is a rural / residential locality in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-west of the Hobart central business district. The 2021 census recorded a population of 763 for the state suburb of Fern Tree.
It is an outlying suburb of Hobart. The name Fern Tree is adapted from the common name of the plant Dicksonia antarctica (Tasmanian tree fern), which grows abundantly in the area. Set beneath Mount Wellington, whose summit is at 1270 metres above sea level.