Huntingfield, Tasmania Explained

Huntingfield
Coordinates:-42.9931°N 147.2864°W
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hobart
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
State:tas
Type:suburb
Lga:Kingborough
City:Hobart
Stategov:Franklin
Postcode:7055
Pop:540
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Region:Hobart
Location1:Kingston
Dist1:3
Dir1:SW
Fedgov:Franklin
Near-Nw:Kingston
Near-N:Kingston
Near-Ne:Kingston
Near-W:Kingston
Near-E:Maranoa Heights
Near-Sw:Margate
Near-S:Howden
Near-Se:Blackmans Bay

Huntingfield is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Kingston. The 2021 census recorded a population of 540 for the state suburb of Huntingfield.[1]

It is an outer suburb of the greater Hobart area, bordering Blackmans Bay and Kingston. The area was created in the late 1980s. Located in Huntingfield are Tarremah Steiner School, St Aloysius Catholic College and Kingborough Family Church.[2] In 2017 its houses were the fastest selling in Australia, which was attributed to reasonable prices and a good range of services.[3]

History

Huntingfield is a confirmed locality.[4] The first European to visit the area was botanist Robert Brown in 1804, and the area was later settled by the Lucas family. It was predominantly an agricultural area until the late 1960s when bushfires, changes in the export market and the completion of the Southern Outlet road to Hobart caused urbanisation and growth.[5]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

Route B68 (Channel Highway) runs along the north-western boundary, providing access to the locality from a roundabout adjacent to the northern tip.[4] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Census Quick Stats Huntingfield (Tas.) . . 1 June 2023 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 1 June 2023 .
  2. Web site: 2011 Census QuickStats: Huntingfield.
  3. News: Hot for the hunt. News.com.au. 23 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Huntingfield . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select "Search", enter "23529C", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details".
  5. Web site: Kingborough Council - Early Settlement - Tasmania . kingborough.tas.gov.au . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060917041536/http://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=134 . 17 September 2006 . dead.
  6. 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 .