[1] It is the oldest Australian Army barracks still in use and celebrated its bicentenary in December 2011.

[2] Despite the small variation in spelling it was named after Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey who was involved with the Board of Ordnance.

[3] Anglesea Barracks is the administrative centre for all Defence sites in Tasmania.

It also houses, in the old gaol, the Army Museum of Tasmania.

The site is also home to one of two Defence National Contact Centres with the other being located in Cooma, NSW.