Coningham, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Coningham
State:tas
Pop:253
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7054
Region:Hobart
Location1:Kingston
Dist1:17
Dir1:S
Lga:Kingborough
Stategov:Franklin, Clark
Fedgov:Franklin, Clark
Near-Nw:North-West Bay
Near-N:North-West Bay
Near-Ne:D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Near-E:D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Near-W:Lower Snug
Near-Sw:Lower Snug
Near-S:Oyster Cove
Near-Se:D'Entrecasteaux Channel

Coningham is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 253 for the state suburb of Coningham.[1] Coningham is part of the Greater Hobart statistical area.[2]

History

Coningham was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[3]

Geography

The waters of North-West Bay form the northern boundary, and D'Entrecasteaux Channel the eastern.

Road infrastructure

Route B68 (Channel Highway) passes to the west. Old Station Road and Coningham Road provide access to the locality.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Coningham (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: 2021 Greater Hobart, Census All persons QuickStats . 31 May 2022 . Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Coningham . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "5744F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  4. 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 . 16 January 2021 .