| Type: | suburb |
| Quoiba | |
| State: | Tas |
| Region: | North-west and west |
| Lga: | City of Devonport |
| City: | Devonport |
| Postcode: | 7310 |
| Coordinates: | -41.2039°N 146.3439°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 12 |
| Stategov: | Braddon |
| Fedgov: | Braddon |
| Near-Nw: | Stony Rise |
| Near-N: | Miandetta |
| Near-Ne: | Miandetta |
| Near-W: | Tugrah |
| Near-E: | Mersey river |
| Near-Sw: | Eugenana |
| Near-S: | Spreyton |
| Near-Se: | Spreyton |
Quoiba is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Devonport in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania, about south of the town of Devonport. The 2021 census recorded a population of for the state suburb of Quoiba.It is a residential and industrial suburb located on the south western side of the Mersey River.
The suburb contains an industrial area with cardboard manufacturers, a cannery, vegetable packaging site and livestock sale yards.
The Mersey Vale Memorial Park (1968 onwards)[1] and Mersey Gardens Chapel are located in the suburb.
Horsehead creek runs through the suburb.
Kelcey Tier Green Belt lookout has views over Devonport.
Quoiba was gazetted as a locality in 1962. The locality was previously known as Spreyton Station. The current name was first used about 1942. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for "wombat".[2]
Quoiba livestock records have been held since 1919.[3]
The railway line from Devonport to nearby Spreyton closed in 1957 after the opening of the Station at Quoiba in 1956; previously Quoiba was a siding from 1942.
An Ovaltine factory was situated in Quoiba and the factory workers rode the train from 1942 from Devonport.
Vegetable processing facilities were built by Heinz in 1950;[4] these were later taken over by Simplot in 1995.
The waters of the Mersey River estuary form part of the eastern boundary. The Western railway line passes through from south-east to north-east.
Route B19 (Stony Rise Road) runs through from north to south.[2] [5]