Dunalley | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Denison Canal bridge in Dunalley | |||||||||||||
  Dunalley | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:42°53′S147°48′E / 42.883°S 147.800°E /-42.883; 147.800 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 304 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7177 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 17.5 °C (63.5 °F)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 10.0 °C (50.0 °F)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 528.3 mm (20.80 in)[3] | ||||||||||||
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Dunalley is a rural / residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) ofSorell (37%) andTasman (63%) in theSouth-east LGA region ofTasmania. The locality is about 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of the town ofSorell. The2021 census recorded a population of 304 for the state suburb of Dunalley.[2]It is a small fishing village on the east coast of Tasmania.
Dunalley is approximately 57 km (35 mi) east of Hobart on theArthur Highway and 20 minutes fromSorell. It is located on the narrow isthmus which separates theForestier andTasman Peninsulas from the rest of Tasmania.
Dunalley was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[4]
TheDenison canal, with aswing bridge for road traffic, has been cut betweenDunalley Bay andBlackman Bay to allow boats easy access between the two bays. It was originally hand dug. The project started in 1901 and was completed in 1905.[5] In 1965 a new hydraulic swing bridge replaced the original bridge. It is common forSydney–Hobart yacht racers returning to Sydney to use the canal as a convenient shortcut.[6]
Dunalley was badly affected bybushfires on 4 January 2013, with the town losing about 65 structures,[7][8] including the police station, school, bakery and local residences.[9][10]
Dunalley was first namedEast Bay Neck but was renamed Dunalley after Henry Prittie, 3rd Baron Dunalley (1807–1885). Dunalley came from Kilboy in the County of Tipperary, Ireland.[11]
A survey map of the region that became Dunalley (from the 1800s) is available online to the public.[12]
The waters ofFrederick Henry Bay andNorfolk Bay form part of the southern boundary. The waters ofBlackman Bay andMarion Bay form parts of the northern and eastern boundaries.[13]
Dunalley experiences anoceanic climate (Köppen:Cfb)[14] with pleasant, relatively dry summers and cool, wetter winters. The wettest recorded day was 14 January 2015 with 73.6 mm (2.90 in) of rainfall. Extreme temperatures ranged from 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 30 December 2019 to 0.7 °C (33.3 °F) on 3 August 2015.[15]
| Climate data for Dunalley (42°54′S147°47′E / 42.90°S 147.79°E /-42.90; 147.79) (12 m (39 ft) AMSL) (2012-2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.1 (100.6) | 37.4 (99.3) | 36.9 (98.4) | 31.4 (88.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 32.6 (90.7) | 37.7 (99.9) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 13.0 (55.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.6 (56.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 17.5 (63.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 10.8 (51.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 7.0 (44.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | 7.8 (46.0) | 9.1 (48.4) | 10.7 (51.3) | 12.2 (54.0) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | 0.8 (33.4) | 1.0 (33.8) | 0.7 (33.3) | 2.0 (35.6) | 2.9 (37.2) | 3.6 (38.5) | 5.8 (42.4) | 0.7 (33.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 47.7 (1.88) | 27.9 (1.10) | 36.9 (1.45) | 35.7 (1.41) | 51.2 (2.02) | 55.0 (2.17) | 39.0 (1.54) | 46.1 (1.81) | 39.9 (1.57) | 57.6 (2.27) | 44.7 (1.76) | 45.4 (1.79) | 528.3 (20.80) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 13.8 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 153.3 |
| Source:Bureau of Meteorology (2012-2025)[3] | |||||||||||||
Route A9 (Arthur Highway) runs through from north to south.[4][16]
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