Hobart

This article is about the capital of Tasmania, Australia. For other uses, see Hobart (disambiguation).

Hobart
Tasmania
Hobart City Centre and Mount Wellington
General Post Office
Parliament House of Tasmania
Salamanca Place
Cascade Brewery
Museum of Old and New Art
Hobart is located in Australia
Hobart
Hobart
Coordinates42°52′50″S 147°19′30″E / 42.88056°S 147.32500°E / -42.88056; 147.32500
Population
  • 252,639 (2023)[1] (11th)
  • 197,451 (urban) (2021)[2]
 • Density145.7/km2 (377/sq mi) (2021)[3]
Established20 February 1804 (1804-02-20)[4]
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Area1,758.8 km2 (679.1 sq mi) (metropolitan)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT State: Tasmania. (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteHobart
Mean max temp[5] Mean min temp[5] Annual rainfall[5]
17.6 °C
64 °F		 9.0 °C
48 °F		 565.3 mm
22.3 in

Hobart /ˈhoʊbɑːrt/ ⓘ HOH-bart;[6] (palawa kani: nipaluna) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia.[7] Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly half of Tasmania's population, Hobart is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-smallest by population and area after Darwin if territories are taken into account.[3] Its skyline is dominated by the 1,271-metre (4,170 ft) kunanyi / Mount Wellington,[8] and its harbour forms the second-deepest natural port in the world,[9] with much of the city's waterfront consisting of reclaimed land.[10] The metropolitan area is often referred to as Greater Hobart, to differentiate it from the City of Hobart, one of the seven local government areas that cover the city.[3] [11] It has a mild maritime climate.

The city lies on country which was known by the local Muwinina people as nipaluna, a name which includes surrounding features such as kunanyi / Mount Wellington and timtumili minanya (River Derwent).[12] Prior to British colonisation, the land had been occupied for possibly as long as 35,000 years[13] by Aboriginal Tasmanians.[14]

Founded in 1804 as a British penal colony,[15] Hobart is Australia's second-oldest capital city after Sydney, New South Wales. Whaling quickly emerged as a major industry in the area, and for a time Hobart served as the Southern Ocean's main whaling port. Penal transportation ended in the 1850s, after which the city experienced periods of growth and decline. The early 20th century saw an economic boom on the back of mining, agriculture and other primary industries, and the loss of men who served in the world wars was counteracted by an influx of immigration.[16] Despite the rise in migration from Asia and other non-English speaking regions, Hobart's population is predominantly ethnically Anglo-Celtic and has the highest percentage of Australian-born residents among Australia's capital cities.[17]

Today, Hobart is the financial and administrative hub of Tasmania, serving as the home port for both Australian and French Antarctic operations and acting as a tourist destination.[18][19] Well-known drawcards include its convict-era architecture, Salamanca Market and the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), the Southern Hemisphere's largest private museum.

  1. ^ "Regional Population - 2021". abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Urban Centres and Localities 2021 Hobart". ABS. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Greater Hobart - 2021 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Archived 16 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Queen to Honour David Collins in Historic Unveiling". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 19 February 1954. p. 8, Royal Visit Souvenir supplement. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference BoM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Macquarie ABC Dictionary. The Macquarie Library. 2003. p. 465. ISBN 1-876429-37-2.
  7. ^ "Nipaluna". Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "kunanyi / Mount Wellington". Hobart City Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Antarctic Tasmania". Government of Tasmania. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  10. ^ Mocatta, Gabi; Rawlings-Way, Charles; Worby, Meg (2008). Tasmania (5th ed.). Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781741046915. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Economic Profile". City of Hobart. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  12. ^ "nipaluna is the name of the country in which the city of Hobart sits". Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. Hobart. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021. The nomenclature of Tasmanian Aborigines is not the same as that of the colonisers in that geographical features, like rivers and mountains and so on, are all part of country, and while there may be specific names for those features, they are also a part of the surrounding country. The nipaluna includes geographical features such as kunanyi/Mt. Wellington and timtumili minanya (River Derwent).
  13. ^ "History of Tasmania". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  14. ^ Horton, David, ed. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. (See: Vol. 2, pp.1008–10 [with map]; individual tribal entries; and the 'Further reading' section on pp.1245–72).
  15. ^ Bolt, Frank (2004). The Founding of Hobart. Kettering, Tasmania: Peregrine Press. ISBN 0-9757166-0-3.
  16. ^ "Tasmanian Yearbook". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 13 September 2002. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  17. ^ "Tasmanian Community Profile". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  18. ^ "Regional Overview". Tourism Research Australia. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  19. ^ "Tasmanian Tourism Snapshot" (PDF). Tourism Tasmania. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.


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