George Town, Tasmania

George Town
kinimathatakinta (Northern Tasmanian)
Tasmania
The Watch House
George Town is located in Tasmania
George Town
George Town
Coordinates41°06′S 146°49′E / 41.100°S 146.817°E / -41.100; 146.817
Population4,347 (2016 census)[1]
Established1804
Postcode(s)7253
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)George Town Council
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2]
16.7 °C
62 °F
10.6 °C
51 °F
671.6 mm
26.4 in

George Town (palawa kani: kinimathatakinta[3]) is a large town in north-east Tasmania, on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Tamar River. The Australian Bureau of Statistics records the George Town Municipal Area had a population of 6,764 as of 30 June 2016.

It is the regional centre of the George Town Council local government area and is well served with a Regional Hospital, supermarkets, and infrastructure.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "George Town (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Low Head Climate Statistics (1997-2024) (nearest AWS)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ "kinimathatakinta/George Town Map". Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre.

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