title: Lawitta, Tasmania
text: # Lawitta, Tasmania
  
  Lawitta 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 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-west of the town of New Norfolk. The 2016 census recorded a population of 232 for the state suburb of Lawitta.
  
  ## History
  
  Lawitta was gazetted as a locality in 1970.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The Derwent River forms the south-western boundary. The Derwent Valley Railway line follows the southern and south-western boundaries.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  Route A10 (Lyell Highway) runs through from south-east to south-west.
  
  