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| Coordinates:42°58′37″S147°18′30″E / 42.97694°S 147.30833°E /-42.97694; 147.30833 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| City | Hobart | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 12,288 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7050, 7051 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 17.0 °C (62.6 °F)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 6.2 °C (43.2 °F)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 674.4 mm (26.55 in)[3] | ||||||||||||
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Kingston is a town on the outskirts ofHobart,Tasmania,Australia. Nestled 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the city between and around several hills, Kingston is the seat of theKingborough Council, and today serves as the gateway between Hobart and theD'Entrecasteaux Channel region, which meets theDerwent River nearby. It is one of the fastest-growing regions in Tasmania.[4] The Kingston-Huntingfield statistical area had an estimated population of 13,473 in June 2021.[5]
Although the Kingston-Blackmans Bay region is statistically classed as a separate urban area to Hobart by theABS,[6] Kingston is also part of the Greater Hobart statistical area.[7]
In 1804, the botanistRobert Brown visited the area.Browns River, that runs fromMount Wellington toKingston Beach is named after him. The area was settled in 1808 by Thomas Lucas and his family, who were evacuated fromNorfolk Island, and quickly the land became actively used by many pioneers who spread out to form the beginnings of Kingston's localities today.[8] In its early years, the area was also named after Brown, but when the population grew and a commercial district was established, Kingston was proclaimed a township in 1851.[8]
The Kingston region comprises many suburban estates, includingBlackmans Bay and Kingston Beach.
Kingston has close ties with the Dutch community, where after 1950 many post-war immigrants moved to an area they called 'Little Groningen' (todayFirthside). The Kingston Dutch community were primarily members of theChristian Reformed Churches of Australia, which they set up the local church of in 1952.Calvin Christian School was founded by the Dutch community in 1962.[9]
Kingston was named by the Best Suburb in Australia for families byAussie Home Loans in their annual study of 3800 Australian towns.[10]
Kingston has anoceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), with very mild summers and cool winters. Average maxima vary from 21.9 °C (71.4 °F) in February to 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) in July while average minima fluctuate between 10.7 °C (51.3 °F) in February and 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) in June and July.[11]Mean average annualprecipitation is moderate, 674.3 mm (26.55 in) spread between 131.5 precipitation days. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) on 20 January 1973 to −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) on 25 June 1972.
| Climate data for Kingston (42º58'12"S, 147º19'12"E, 52 m AMSL) (1965-1977 normals & extremes, rainfall to 1910) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.0 (104.0) | 36.6 (97.9) | 34.8 (94.6) | 29.2 (84.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.5 (83.3) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.5 (99.5) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.0 (59.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.0 (62.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 9.0 (48.2) | 7.0 (44.6) | 4.6 (40.3) | 2.4 (36.3) | 2.4 (36.3) | 2.9 (37.2) | 4.4 (39.9) | 5.2 (41.4) | 7.3 (45.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 6.2 (43.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 2.4 (36.3) | 1.7 (35.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | −3.3 (26.1) | −7.2 (19.0) | −4.4 (24.1) | −3.3 (26.1) | −2.8 (27.0) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.7 (33.3) | −0.1 (31.8) | −7.2 (19.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 46.4 (1.83) | 46.1 (1.81) | 52.1 (2.05) | 57.5 (2.26) | 55.3 (2.18) | 58.5 (2.30) | 56.3 (2.22) | 55.6 (2.19) | 51.3 (2.02) | 68.0 (2.68) | 61.8 (2.43) | 65.4 (2.57) | 674.3 (26.55) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.6 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 131.5 |
| Source:Bureau of Meteorology (1965-1977 normals & extremes, rainfall to 1910)[3] | |||||||||||||
Kingston hosts the national headquarters of theAustralian Antarctic Division. It has two major shopping centres, Kingston Town Shopping Centre andChannel Court Shopping Centre. The newest shopping centre complex, opened in 2008, isKingston Plaza, which was built over the existingColes supermarket site.
Kingston is served by two free publications; the full-size newspaperKingborough Chronicle[12] and the weekly newsletterKingston Classifieds.[13]Kingston is served byPulse FM Kingborough and Huon and Huon FM 98.5.
Kingston is served by a pair of public schools,Kingston High School (Grade 7–10) and Kingston Primary School (grade 1–6). It is also served by three private Christian schools;Calvin Christian School (kinder to year 12)[14] andSouthern Christian College (kinder to year 12),[15] both of which are nondenominational, and the Kingston campus ofSt Aloysius Catholic College (grade kinder to year 4) at Kingston campus, grade 5 to year 10 atHuntingfield campus).[16]
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