Gardners Bay, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Gardners Bay
State:tas
Pop:329
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7112
Region:South-east
Location1:Huonville
Dist1:26
Dir1:SE
Lga:Huon Valley
Stategov:Franklin
Fedgov:Franklin
Near-Nw:Coastal waters
Near-N:Nicholls Rivulet
Near-Ne:Woodbridge
Near-E:Woodbridge, Birchs Bay
Near-W:Coastal waters
Near-Sw:Coastal waters
Near-S:Deep Bay, Garden Island Creek
Near-Se:Garden Island Creek

Gardners Bay is a rural residential locality and a body of water in the local government area of Huon Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census has a population of 329 for the state suburb of Gardners Bay.[1]

History

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

Geography

The waters of Gardners Bay and Purcells Bay form the western boundary. Gardners Bay (the body of water) and Purcells Bay are inlets of Port Cygnet.

Road infrastructure

The B68 route (Channel Highway) enters from the north-west and follows the coast to the south-west, where it exits. Route C627 (Woodbridge Hill Road) starts at an intersection with B68 and runs east through the locality until it exits at the eastern boundary.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Gardners Bay (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 28 Jun 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Gardners Bay . . Placenames Tasmania . 28 Jun 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "294L", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. 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 . 7 Apr 2020 .