Oyster Cove, Tasmania

Oyster Cove
Putalina
Tasmania
Oyster Cove is located in Tasmania
Oyster Cove
Oyster Cove
Coordinates43°5′22.03″S 147°17′2.72″E / 43.0894528°S 147.2840889°E / -43.0894528; 147.2840889
Population319 (2016 census)[1]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location20 km (12 mi) SW of Kingston
LGA(s)Kingborough, Huon Valley
RegionHobart, South-east
State electorate(s)Franklin
Federal division(s)Franklin
Localities around Oyster Cove:
Pelverata Snug, Lower Snug, Coningham Coningham
Nicholls Rivulet Oyster Cove D’Entrecasteaux Channel
Nicholls Rivulet Kettering Kettering

Oyster Cove is a semi-rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Kingborough and Huon Valley in the Hobart and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census has a population of 319 for the state suburb of Oyster Cove.[1] Part of Oyster Cove is an Indigenous Protected Area due to its history as a colonial holding facility for Aboriginal Tasmanians.

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Oyster Cove (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.