Explore Wivenhoe, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wivenhoe, TAS map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wivenhoe, Tasmania, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Tasmania or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Wivenhoe and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Wivenhoe.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Wivenhoe |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Burnie City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.07263 |
| Longitude | 145.92891 |
| Population | 226 |
| Density | 145.8 /km² |
| Area | 1.6 km² |
| Elevation | 1 m |
| Postcode | 7320 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 232 km north-northwest |
Wivenhoe is a locality in the Burnie City Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 226. The locality covers an area of 1.6 km², giving a population density of about 145.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 1 m above sea level. It lies approximately 232 km north-northwest of Hobart. Wivenhoe is located at 41.0726°S, 145.9289°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7320. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Wivenhoe rests where the land begins to soften, a gentle slope yielding to the broad embrace of the Tamar River. It lies 36.5 km west-north-west of Devonport, TAS (from Devonport, TAS: bearing 288°T), and is situated 2.9 km south-east of Burnie. The air here carries the cool, damp breath of the estuary, a constant whisper of moving water that shapes the very character of the place. Fields, a patchwork of ochre and vibrant green, tumble down towards the water's edge, their edges softened by the hazy light that often hangs over the river, particularly as the day begins to fade. The houses, scattered and unhurried, seem to follow the contours of the land, their rooftops a muted collection against the larger, more imposing backdrop of the surrounding hills. A quiet stillness pervades, broken only by the distant cry of a seabird or the low hum of a boat passing on the water.
This stretch of the Tamar has long been a place of passage and sustenance, its rich soils and abundant waterways drawing people for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground, established farms that still, in essence, define the local economy, their cattle and sheep grazing the same paddocks that have fed families for over a century. The river itself, once a vital highway for timber and produce, now offers a more leisurely rhythm, its banks dotted with jetties and modest fishing boats, a testament to a connection with the water that endures. Wivenhoe, while not a place of grand pronouncements, holds a quiet dignity, a sense of continuity woven into the very fabric of its landscape, where the past is not forgotten but rather lives on in the enduring agricultural pursuits and the ever-present murmur of the river.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Wivenhoe, Tasmania. 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 Wivenhoe, in the Burnie City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Wivenhoe includes the postcode (7320), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Burnie City 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Wivenhoe is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |