Boomer Bay, Tasmania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Boomer Bay, in the Sorell Council local government area.
| Locality | Boomer Bay |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Sorell Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -42.85683 |
| Longitude | 147.83247 |
| Area | 5.1 km² |
| Postcode | 7177 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 41 km east |
Boomer Bay is a locality in the Sorell Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. The locality covers an area of 5.1 km². It lies approximately 41 km east of Hobart. Boomer Bay is located at 42.8568°S, 147.8325°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7177. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Boomer Bay unfurls its quiet embrace along a coastline that breathes with the rhythm of the Tasman Sea. It lies 41.2 km east of Hobart, TAS (from Hobart, TAS: bearing 86°T), and is situated 13.3 km east-north-east of Primrose Sands. The land here is a study in gentle curves and subtle shifts, where rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, spill down towards a shoreline fringed with resilient coastal scrub and the occasional hardy Banksia. The air, carrying the clean tang of salt and the faint perfume of eucalyptus, often hangs heavy with a pearlescent light, especially in the late afternoon, painting the water in shades of oyster shell and hammered silver. Small pockets of farmland, delineated by weathered timber fences, punctuate the landscape, offering a patchwork of green and gold against the deeper blues of the ocean and the sky.
The history of Boomer Bay is written not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked. For generations, the bay has been a modest harbour, a place where livelihoods were drawn from the sea and the rich, dark earth. The local economy, once more heavily reliant on fishing and agriculture, now finds a softer cadence with a growing appreciation for its natural beauty, attracting a steady trickle of travellers seeking respite. The echoes of earlier times are subtle, found in the sturdy simplicity of older farmhouses and the quiet hum of a community that values connection over haste, a place where the past feels less like a relic and more like a softly spoken memory.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Boomer Bay, Tasmania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Boomer Bay, in the Sorell Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Boomer Bay includes the postcode (7177), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Sorell Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Boomer Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |