Midway Point, 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 Midway Point, in the Sorell Council local government area.
| Locality | Midway Point |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Sorell Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -42.79303 |
| Longitude | 147.52959 |
| Population | 2,780 |
| Density | 1287.0 /km² |
| Area | 2.2 km² |
| Elevation | 46 m |
| Postcode | 7171 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 19 km east-northeast |
Midway Point is a locality in the Sorell Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,780. The locality covers an area of 2.2 km², giving a population density of about 1287.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 46 m above sea level. It lies approximately 19 km east-northeast of Hobart. Midway Point is located at 42.7930°S, 147.5296°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7171. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Midway Point rests on a sliver of land where the Derwent River estuary begins to broaden, its shores often etched with the pale, sun-bleached lines of high tide. It lies 19.2 km east-north-east of Hobart, TAS (from Hobart, TAS: bearing 59°T), and is situated 13.8 km north-east of Howrah. The air here carries a perpetual whisper of salt and damp earth, a constant reminder of the water's proximity, even when the land feels dry and the sky a vast, pale blue. Low-slung hills, their slopes softened by a scrubby, resilient vegetation that seems to cling to the soil, rise gently behind the scattered homes and weathered sheds. The light, particularly as the day begins to wane, has a quality of liquid gold, washing over the landscape in long, warm strokes that make the ordinary seem momentarily luminous.
This stretch of coast has long been a passage, a place for travellers to pause and replenish before the next leg of their journey, its name speaking to its position. For generations, the economy has been tied to the bounty of the surrounding land and sea, with farming and grazing forming the backbone of life, the paddocks often patterned with the rich, dark colour of cultivated earth. More recently, viticulture has begun to find a foothold, the gentle slopes and predictable coastal climate proving amenable to the vine. The quietude of Midway Point is not the emptiness of neglect, but rather a deliberate, unhurried pace, a contentment found in the ebb and flow of the tides and the steady turning of the seasons.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Midway Point, 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 Midway Point, in the Sorell Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Midway Point includes the postcode (7171), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Sorell Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Midway Point 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. |