Battery Point is a suburb of the city of
Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
, Tasmania, Australia. It is immediately south of the
central business district
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. It is in the
local government area
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of
City of Hobart
Hobart City Council (or City of Hobart) is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the central metropolitan area of the state capital, Hobart. The Hobart local government area has a population of 53,684 and includes the suburbs of West H ...
.
Battery Point is named after the battery of guns which were established on the point in 1818 as part of the
Hobart coastal defences
The Hobart coastal defences are a network of now defunct coastal batteries, some of which are inter-linked with tunnels, that were designed and built by British colonial authorities in the nineteenth century to protect the city of Hobart, T ...
. The battery was situated on the site of today's Princes Park. The guns were used to fire salutes on ceremonial occasions but were never called upon to repel an invasion. The battery was decommissioned after an 1878 review of Hobart's defences found that its location would tend to draw an enemy's fire onto the surrounding residential neighbourhood. The site was subsequently handed over to the
Hobart City Council
Hobart City Council (or City of Hobart) is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the central metropolitan area of the state capital, Hobart. The Hobart local government area has a population of 53,684 and includes the suburbs of West ...
as a place of recreation and amusement. When the Council carried out works to beautify the park in 1934, they discovered tunnels which had served as a magazine for the original battery. In 1973, a green ban was placed by the
Builders Labourers Federation
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to prevent destruction of certain buildings by developers.
The area is generally known as one of the city's more prestigious suburbs, with many large and extravagant homes and apartment blocks. It adjoins the waterfront
Salamanca
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area as well as the nearby prestigious suburb of
Sandy Bay.
Probably the most significant is Arthur Circus with its cottages, mostly originally constructed for the officers of the garrison.
Battery Point is accessible via Hampden Road, which runs from Sandy Bay Road from the edge of the city.
![LENNA OF HOBART, TASMANIA](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/LENNA_OF_HOBART%2C_TASMANIA.jpg)
Battery Point residents have been the centre of controversy in recent years, demanding noise restrictions and other measures aimed at safeguarding a sheltered lifestyle.
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Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 1,997 people in Battery Point. 65.3% of people were born in Australia and 76.9% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 47.9% and Anglican 16.1%.
Notable people
*Francis Butler Francis or Frank Butler may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Frank Butler (musician) (1928–1984), American jazz drummer
*Frank Butler (writer) (1890–1967), American film writer
* Frank E. Butler (1850–1926), Irish-American stage performer a ...
(1856–1885), cricketer
*Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia ...
(1909–1959), Hollywood film actor, who was born in Battery Point at the Queen Alexandra Hospital
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*Andrew Inglis Clark
Andrew Inglis Clark (24 February 1848 – 14 November 1907) was an Australian founding father and co-author of the Australian Constitution; he was also an engineer, barrister, politician, electoral reformer and jurist. He initially qualified as a ...
(1848–1907), Tasmanian Supreme Court judge, barrister, engineer, politician and author of the Australian constitution
References
{{Hobart suburbs
Suburbs of Hobart
Green bans
Localities of City of Hobart