Quoiba, Tasmania

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Quoiba
Devonport, Tasmania
Quoiba is located in Tasmania
Quoiba
Quoiba
Coordinates41°12′14″S 146°20′38″E / 41.20389°S 146.34389°E / -41.20389; 146.34389Coordinates: 41°12′14″S 146°20′38″E / 41.20389°S 146.34389°E / -41.20389; 146.34389
Population427 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7310
LGA(s)City of Devonport
RegionNorth-west and west
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal division(s)Braddon
Suburbs around Quoiba:
Stony Rise Miandetta Miandetta
Tugrah Quoiba Mersey river
Eugenana Spreyton Spreyton

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 2016 census provides a population of 427 for the state suburb of Quoiba.[1] 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 Lawn Cemetery (1968 onwards),[2] and Mersey Gardens Chapel is located in the suburb.

Horsehead creek runs through the suburb.

Kelcey Tier Green Belt lookout has great views over Devonport.

History[]

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 just a sidling 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[]

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[]

Route B19 (Stony Rise Road) runs through from north to south.[3][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Quoiba (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "LAUNCESTON CEMETERIES AND OTHER CEMETERY RECORDS" (PDF). LINC Tasmania Department of Education. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Quoiba". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 26N, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
  4. ^ "19/496 Quoiba - Stock Yards". LINC Tasmania Department of Education. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Companion to Tasmanian History". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ^ Google (13 September 2020). "Quoiba, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
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