Lenah Valley
| Lenah Valley Hobart, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 42°51′56″S 147°16′54″E / 42.86556°S 147.28167°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,940 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7008 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hobart, City of Glenorchy | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Clark | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Clark | ||||||||||||||
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Lenah Valley is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania. It is situated in the foothills of Mount Wellington, west of the CBD between Mount Stuart, New Town and the City of Glenorchy.
Lenah Valley was originally known as Kangaroo Bottom, later Kangaroo Valley and Sassafras Valley. The suburb was amalgamated as Lenah Valley in 1922. Lenah is the Mouheneenner word for kangaroo.