Gardners Bay, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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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]
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 329 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7112 | ||||||||||||
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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]