Quoiba, Tasmania
| Quoiba Devonport, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Quoiba | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 41°12′14″S 146°20′38″E / 41.20389°S 146.34389°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 427 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7310 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Devonport | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Quoiba is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Devonport in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the town of Devonport. The 2021 census recorded a population of for the state suburb of Quoiba. It is a residential and industrial suburb located on the south western side of the Mersey River.
The suburb contains an industrial area with cardboard manufacturers, a cannery, vegetable packaging site and livestock sale yards.
The Mersey Vale Memorial Park (1968 onwards)[2] and Mersey Gardens Chapel are located in the suburb.
Horsehead creek runs through the suburb.
Kelcey Tier Green Belt lookout has views over Devonport.
History[edit]
Quoiba was gazetted as a locality in 1962. The locality was previously known as Spreyton Station. The current name was first used about 1942. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for "wombat".[3]
Quoiba livestock records have been held since 1919.[4]
The railway line from Devonport to nearby Spreyton closed in 1957 after the opening of the Station at Quoiba in 1956; previously Quoiba was a siding from 1942.
An Ovaltine factory was situated in Quoiba and the factory workers rode the train from 1942 from Devonport.
Vegetable processing facilities were built by Heinz in 1950;[5] these were later taken over by Simplot in 1995.
Geography[edit]
The waters of the Mersey River estuary form part of the eastern boundary. The Western railway line passes through from south-east to north-east.[6]
Road infrastructure[edit]
Route B19 (Stony Rise Road) runs through from north to south.[3][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Quoiba (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "LAUNCESTON CEMETERIES AND OTHER CEMETERY RECORDS" (PDF). LINC Tasmania Department of Education. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Quoiba". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "26N", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "19/496 Quoiba - Stock Yards". LINC Tasmania Department of Education. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Companion to Tasmanian History". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Google (13 September 2020). "Quoiba, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
