Kingston Beach, Tasmania
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Kingston Beach is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the
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 ...
LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of
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recorded a population of 1990 for the state suburb of Kingston Beach. It is a suburb of the greater Hobart area. It is located on the Derwent River at the mouth of Browns Rivulet. It was originally known as Browns River Beach in the 1850s. Kingston Beach was a regularly photographed location in the twentieth century. The beach is patrolled by Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving Club between the months of December and April. Other facilities include a dog beach, bike park,
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area, sailing club, playgrounds and various shops. The local Progress Association served between 1925 and 1992, known as either the Kingston Beach Progress Association, Kingston Beach Regatta Association, or the Kingston Beach Progress and Regatta Association.


History

Kingston Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1960.


Geography

The waters of the River Derwent estuary form the eastern boundary. Beginning at Tyndall Beach, the
Alum Cliffs The Alum Cliffs are a section of cliffed coast facing the Derwent Estuary and Storm Bay along the suburbs of Taroona, Bonnet Hill, and Kingston Beach, Tasmania, Australia. Composed of Permian mudstone, the cliff formation stretches for be ...
stretch through the neighbouring suburb of Bonnet Hill to Hinsby Beach at Taroona.


Road infrastructure

Route B68 (
Channel Highway The Channel Highway is a regional highway that travels south from Hobart To Huonville, Tasmania, Australia. The Channel Highway starts from the end of Sandy Bay Road and travels south toward Huonville via Taroona, Kingston, Huntingfield, M ...
) passes to the north-west. From there, several roads provide access to the locality.


Notes

Localities of Kingborough Council Beaches of Tasmania {{Kingborough-geo-stub