Kingston (Tasmania)

Kingston

State :	Australia Australia
State :	Tasmania

Coordinates :	42 ° 59 ′ S , 147 ° 18 ′ E Coordinates: 42 ° 59 ′ S , 147 ° 18 ′ E-42.976944444444 147.30833333333
Area :	37.2 km²

Residents :	10,409 (2016)
Population density :	280 inhabitants per km²

Time zone :	ACST (UTC + 9: 30)
Postal code :	7050, 7051

LGA :

Kingborough Municipal Council

Kingston

Kingston is both the name of a suburb and a region near Hobart on the island of Tasmania in Australia . The city is located 15 kilometers south of Hobart in hilly terrain on the Channel Highway . Kingston is also the administrative seat of the larger Kingborough Council . The city lies along the Browns River , which flows into the Derwent River on Kingston Beach. It is the fastest growing region in Tasmania.

history

Before the European colonizers came to this area, about 300 Aborigines lived and fed around the Derwent River. a. of the fish in the river. They called the river "Promenalinah".

In 1804 the botanist Robert Brown visited this area. The Browns River , which flows from Mount Wellington to Kingston Beach , is named after him. The settlement took place in 1808 by Thomas Lucas with his family, who came from the Norfolk Island , and the country quickly developed through more numerous settlers who spread over what is now Kingston. In the early years the area was named after Brown, but as the population grew and the city's industrial park established, Kingston was declared a city in 1851. Since the city has developed economically in the recent past, most of the residents work there.

Around the place there are remarkable landscapes for leisure, which can be reached by short drives. The Kingston region includes Blackmans Bay and Kingston Beach.

present

In Kingston there is a Dutch community that immigrated there in the post-war period. There she founded the so-called "Little Groningen" ( Firthside ). Kingborough is the twin town of Grootegast in the Netherlands .

The settled trade deals with the fishing industry, boat building, plastic article production, engineering, heavy haulage, bus construction and other smaller trades such as mill construction, mining and construction. Kingston is home to the headquarters of the Australian Antarctic Division and the Vodafone Call Center.

Kingston has six schools, a large sports complex and golf course, two large shopping centers, the Kingston Town Shopping Center and the Channel Court Shopping Center and, since 2008, a new shopping center, Kingston Plaza .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Kingston (Tas.) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
^ Population Distribution . Resource Planning and Development Commission. May 2, 2005. Archived from the original on September 23, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2006.
↑ Early Settlement - THE KINGBOROUGH MUNICIPALITY ( Memento of July 8, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
^ ^A ^b Kingborough Council - Early Development . Kingborough Council . August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on July 8, 2004. Retrieved December 3, 2006.

[ABS-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics : Kingston (Tas.) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

[2] Population Distribution . Resource Planning and Development Commission. May 2, 2005. Archived from the original on September 23, 2004. Retrieved on December 3, 2006.

[3] Early Settlement - THE KINGBOROUGH MUNICIPALITY ( Memento of July 8, 2004 in the Internet Archive )

[kingbhistory-4] A ^b Kingborough Council - Early Development . Kingborough Council . August 22, 2006. Archived from the original on July 8, 2004. Retrieved December 3, 2006.