Queenstown (English Queenstown ) - a city in Tasmania ( Australia ), the largest settlement in the western part of the island of Tasmania. According to the 2016 census, Queenstown had a population of 1,755 people [1] .
| City | |
| Queenstown | |
|---|---|
| Queenstown | |
| A country |  Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1896 |
| First mention | 1881 |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 10 , in summer UTC + 11 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1755 people ( 2016 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 7467 |
 Orr Street in Queenstown, in the foreground - post office |
Content
Geography
Queenstown is located in a mountainous valley in western Tasmania. The Queen River flows through Queenstown from north to south, which flows about 8 km south of the city into the King River .
To the east of the city is Mount Owen ( Eng. Mount Owen , 1146 m [2] ), to the north of it is Mount Lyell ( Eng. Mount Lyell , 917 m [3] ), and to the south - Mount Huxley ( Eng. Mount Huxley , 926 m [4] ). Behind this mountain range, a few kilometers east of Queenstown is the artificial Lake Burbury , formed by the damming of the King River .
Further to the east, national parks begin: in the northeast - Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair , and in the southeast - Franklin-Gordon-Wild Rivers ( English Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park ). Both parks are part of the territory called Tasmanian Wilderness , a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Queenstown is on the road ( Lyell Highway ), approximately 250 km northwest of Hobart and 196 km south of Burnie [5] . The city of Zian is 38 km to the north-west, and the Country is located 41 km to the south-west, which is located on the shore of Macquarie Bay , connected to the Indian Ocean . Motorway leads to Country and Gulf of Macquarie .
History
The history of the development of these places began in 1881, when Cornelius Lynch discovered that there was gold. Many prospectors arrived there, although getting to these places at that time was not easy - first by ship to the port of Stran in Macquarie Bay , and then upstream of the King River [6] .
Soon, the small town of Penghana was formed , which, however, almost completely burned down in 1896, and then a new settlement was founded a little downstream of the Queen River, which was named Queenstown [6] .
The Mount Lyell Gold Mining Company was formed in 1889, and Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company ( English ) in 1893, the main product of which was copper . A railway was built to the Country ( Abt Railway ). By 1901, Queenstown had a population of 5,051, and it was the third largest city in Tasmania [6] .
Population
According to the 2016 census, Queenstown had a population of 1755 people, 51.7% of men and 48.3% of women. The average age of Queenstown residents was 45 years [1] .
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2631 [7] | 2343 [8] | 2117 [9] | 1975 [10] | 1755 [1] |
Photo Gallery
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 2016 Census QuickStats: Queenstown (L) (Urban Center / Locality) . Australian Bureau of Statistics, www.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Date of treatment March 4, 2019.
- ↑ LISTmap (Mount Owen) . Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries and Water. Date of treatment October 4, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ LISTmap (Mount Lyell) . Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries and Water. Date of treatment October 4, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ LISTmap (Mount Huxley) . Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries and Water. Date of treatment October 4, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Welcome To Queenstown Tasmania . www.queenstowntasmania.com. Date of treatment October 3, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Alison Alexander. Queenstown . Center for Tasmanian Historical Studies, University of Tasmania. Date of treatment October 2, 2011. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Census of Population and Housing: Selected Characteristics for Urban Centers and Localities, Tasmania, 1996 . Australian Bureau of Statistics, www.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Date of treatment March 4, 2019.
- ↑ 2001 Census QuickStats: Queenstown (L) (Urban Center / Locality) . Australian Bureau of Statistics, www.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Date of treatment March 4, 2019.
- ↑ 2006 Census QuickStats: Queenstown (L) (Urban Center / Locality) . Australian Bureau of Statistics, www.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Date of treatment March 4, 2019.
- ↑ 2011 Census QuickStats: Queenstown (L) (Urban Center / Locality) . Australian Bureau of Statistics, www.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Date of treatment March 4, 2019.
Links
- Street Map of Queenstown , www.discovertasmania.com