Mangalore is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Southern Midlands in the Hobart and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census has a population of 422 for the state suburb of Mangalore. It is between the townships of Bagdad and Brighton, on the Midland Highway 32 km from the capital city of Hobart.