Gardners Bay, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 43°10′48″S 147°07′52″E / 43.18000°S 147.13111°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 329 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7112 | ||||||||||||
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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 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census recorded 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.[3]
Ecology
Flora and fauna
Threatened species found in Gardners Bay include the eastern quoll, Tasmanian devil, eastern barred bandicoot, Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, and the Mount Mangana stag beetle.[4]
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][5]
References
- 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Gardners Bay (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- 1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Gardners Bay". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "294L", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ↑ "Gardners Bay, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ↑ "Natural Values Report for Gardners Bay, Tasmania". Natural Values Atlas. Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2020.