Malbina, Tasmania

Malbina is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Derwent Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 6 km east of the town of New Norfolk. The 2016 census recorded a population of 67 for the state suburb of Malbina.

History
Malbina was gazetted as a locality in 1970.

The locality was originally called Molesworth, but was changed to avoid confusion with other places. Malbina is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “drake”.

Geography
Sorell Creek forms the northern and eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure
Route C615 (Molesworth Road) runs through from north to south.