Gardners Bay, Tasmania

Gardners Bay is a rural residential locality and a body of water in the local government area of Huon Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is located about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census has a population of 329 for the state suburb of Gardners Bay.^[1]

Gardners Bay Tasmania
Gardners Bay
Coordinates	43°11′00″S 147°08′34″E
Population	329 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7112
Location	26 km (16 mi) SE of Huonville
LGA(s)	Huon Valley
Region	South-east
State electorate(s)	Franklin
Federal division(s)	Franklin
Localities around Gardners Bay: Coastal waters Nicholls Rivulet Woodbridge Coastal waters Gardners Bay Woodbridge, Birchs Bay Coastal waters Deep Bay, Garden Island Creek Garden Island Creek

History

Gardners Bay was gazetted as a locality in 1971.^[2]

Geography

The waters of Gardners Bay and Purcells Bay form the western boundary. Gardners Bay (the body of water) and Purcells Bay are inlets of Port Cygnet.^[3]

Road infrastructure

The B68 route (Channel Highway) enters from the north-west and follows the coast to the south-west, where it exits. Route C627 (Woodbridge Hill Road) starts at an intersection with B68 and runs east through the locality until it exits at the eastern boundary.^[2][4]