Barnes Bay, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Barnes Bay
State:tas
Coordinates:-43.1167°N 169°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Kingborough Council
Postcode:7150
Pop:22
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov:Franklin
Dist1:48
Dir1:S
Location1:Hobart
Dist2:15
Dir2:W
Location2:Kettering
Dist3:11
Dir3:NW
Location3:Killora
Region:Hobart
Location4:Kingston
Dist4:35
Dir4:S
Near-Nw:Barnes Bay
Near-N:North Bruny
Near-Ne:North Bruny
Near-E:North Bruny
Near-W:Barnes Bay
Near-Sw:Barnes Bay
Near-S:North Bruny
Near-Se:North Bruny

Barnes Bay is a rural locality on Bruny Island in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south (by ferry) of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 22 for the state suburb of Barnes Bay.[1]

It is both a geographical feature and a small hamlet near the northern end of Bruny Island.

History

Barnes Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1971.[2]

During the early 19th century it was a centre for the firewood trade to Hobart and later the fruit industry, mostly apples and pears. It is now mostly a centre for the tourist industry and light grazing.

Barnes Bay Post Office opened on 20 October 1851 and closed in 1969 (though known as Kelly's Point from 1853 until 1906).[3]

During the 1919 influenza epidemic Barnes Bay was used as a quarantine location for putting infected passengers off ships.[4]

Geography

The waters of Barnes Bay (the body of water) form the north-western, western and south-western boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route C625 (Bruny Island Main Road) passes to the east. From there, Barnes Bay Road and Church Road provide access to the locality.[2] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Barnes Bay (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Barnes Bay . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "896Y", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 16 June 2012.
  4. News: TASMANIA. . . Hobart, Tasmania . 29 March 1919 . 12 July 2012 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 2 April 2021 .