Maranoa Heights is a residential neighbourhood of the suburb of
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
in the greater
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 ...
area of
Tasmania,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. It is largely within the southern part of the area contained by the 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 ...
, the C628 Roslyn Avenue and
Algona Road
Algona Road is a major link road, connecting the residents of Blackmans Bay to Kingston in Southern Tasmania, Australia. The road was constructed in 1986 as a two lane road, with provision for a second carriageway when needed. A roundabout wa ...
. Maranoa Heights contains large areas of recreational woodland accessed by walking tracks and overlooks the coastal suburbs of
Kingston Beach and
Blackmans Bay. Maranoa Heights is home to the Boronia Hill Flora Track.
History
Development of the Maranoa Heights region can be traced to around 1950 when Dutch migrants settled in the region.
Maranoa Heights developed further after the 1967 bushfires laid waste to much of region bordering the
D'Entrecasteaux Channel and many of the resident apple farmers were forced to sell their land to property developers, among them the
Dutch families of Pinkster, Vanderlaan and Laning.
In 1969, the opening of the
Southern Outlet linked Hobart to the rest of Southern Tasmania. Prior to this, the population of Kingston numbered around 1000 people centred on Kingston Beach but with the development of Maranoa Heights the population of Kingston now numbers around 28,000.
References
Suburbs of Hobart
Localities of Kingborough Council
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