Lower Snug, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Lower Snug
State:tas
Pop:442
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7054
Region:Hobart
Location1:Kingston
Dist1:15
Dir1:S
Lga:Kingborough
Stategov:Franklin, Clark
Fedgov:Franklin, Clark
Near-Nw:Snug
Near-N:North-West Bay
Near-Ne:Coningham
Near-E:Coningham
Near-W:Snug
Near-Sw:Oyster Cove
Near-S:Oyster Cove
Near-Se:Oyster Cove

Lower Snug 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 442 for the state suburb of Lower Snug.[1] Lower Snug is also part of the Greater Hobart statistical area.[2]

History

Lower Snug was gazetted as a locality in 1972.[3]

Geography

The waters of North-West Bay form part of the northern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route B68 (Channel Highway) runs through from north to south.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Lower Snug (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 – Lower Snug . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "9945D", 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 .