Tinderbox, Tasmania

Tinderbox Tasmania
Tinderbox
Coordinates	43°02′14″S 147°19′22″E
Population	394 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7054
Location	13 km (8 mi) S of Kingston
LGA(s)	Kingborough
Region	Hobart
State electorate(s)	Franklin, Clark
Federal division(s)	Franklin, Clark
Localities around Tinderbox: North-West Bay Howden, Blackmans Bay Derwent River North-West Bay Tinderbox Derwent River North-West Bay D'Entrecasteaux Channel Derwent River

Tinderbox is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Kingborough in the Hobart region of Tasmania. It is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census has a population of 394 for the state suburb of Tinderbox.[1] Tinderbox is also part of the Greater Hobart statistical area.[2]

History

Tinderbox was gazetted as a locality in 1961. The locality is said to be named after a sterling silver tinderbox found on the beach in the 1830s.[3]

a silver tinderbox inscribed in French, an indication that some thirty years before early French expeditioners, perhaps with Baudin, maybe with Bruny D’Entrecasteaux, had visited this beach[4]

Geography

North-West Bay forms the western boundary, D'Entrecasteaux Channel the southern, and the Derwent River the eastern.[5]

Road infrastructure

The C624 route (Tinderbox Road) enters from the north and runs south-west, south, east and north, thus completing almost a complete loop of the locality before exiting in the north-east.[3][6]

References

1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Tinderbox (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
2. "2021 Greater Hobart, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
3. "Placenames Tasmania – Tinderbox". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2919P", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
4. "D'Entrecasteaux Channel: Tinderbox Beach History". 21 September 2016.
5. "Tinderbox, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
6. "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2020.