Lutana, Tasmania

Lutana is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glenorchy in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Glenorchy. The 2016 census provides a population of 2353 for the state suburb of Lutana.
It is a suburb of Hobart.
It is a large residential suburb located between the Brooker Highway and the River Derwent.
History.
Lutana was gazetted as a locality in 1961.
It was originally built by Electrolytic Zinc (the then operator of the Risdon Zinc Works) as homes for its employees at the nearby zinc works.
Lutana is the aboriginal word for moon.
The homes were later sold off and are now privately owned.
Geography.
The waters of the "River Derwent" and "New Town Bay" form the north-eastern to south-eastern boundaries.
Road infrastructure.
National Route 1 (Brooker Highway) passes to the south-west, and several roads provide access to the locality.