Lutana, Tasmania

Lutana
Lutana; Hobart, Tasmania
	Lutana is behind Moonah in this view from the west from Lost World.
	Lutana
Coordinates	42°50′28″S 147°18′34″E / 42.84111°S 147.30944°E
Population	2,353 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7009
LGA(s)	City of Glenorchy
State electorate(s)	Clark
Federal Division(s)	Clark
	Suburbs around Lutana:

Lutana is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the City of Glenorchy.

It is a large residential suburb located between the Brooker Highway and the River Derwent.

It was originally built by the Electrolytic Zinc company (the then operator of the Zinc works) ^[2] as homes for its employees at the nearby zinc works.^[3]

Lutana is the aboriginal word for moon.^[4]

The homes were later sold off and are now privately owned.

The zinc works at Lutana, is the largest exporter in Tasmania, generating 2.5% of the state's GDP. It produces over 250000 tons of zinc per year.^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lutana (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
^ known originally as the Risdon zinc works
^ Ruth Barton. "Communal life, common interests and healthy conditions".
^ Howatson, Donald, The Story of New Town - Street by Street, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9871287-1-3
^ "The Zinc Works". TChange. Retrieved 11 July 2009.

[census-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lutana (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

[2] wn originally as the Risdon zinc works

[3] Ruth Barton. "Communal life, common interests and healthy conditions".

[4] Howatson, Donald, The Story of New Town - Street by Street, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9871287-1-3

[5] "The Zinc Works". TChange. Retrieved 11 July 2009.

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