Boyer is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Derwent Valley in the Hobart and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania.

The locality is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the town of Brighton.

[1] It is a town on the eastern side of the River Derwent, opposite and slightly downstream of New Norfolk.

[3][4] It was the first pulp and paper mill in the world to utilise hardwood to produce newsprint,[4][5] and has been recognised by Engineering Heritage Tasmania as a national engineering landmark.

[4] For many decades paper was shipped by tug and barge from the plant to the port of Hobart, Tasmania but all freight is now sent by road or rail.