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Kingborough’s historical geography Explorations of Bruny D’Entrecasteaux 1792 Riviere Du Nord (Derwent River) North West Bay “Each ray of light displayed fresh beauties. On all sides bays of great depth were to be seen, all equally sheltered from the winds. The highlands covered with trees surrounding these bays promised good depth of water and freedom from danger. None of our navigators had ever seen in their voyages so vast and safe an anchorage” (in Rait, 1973, 1).
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Kingborough CouncilKingborough CouncilMain historical issuesMain historical issues• Recapitulation from week one• Theme areas• About the municipality• Kingborough’s historical
geography
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About the About the municipalitmunicipalit
yy• 10 kms south Hobart
• 336 km coastline• 717 km2 total area• main towns• residential,
commercial, retail, research and administrative centre
Kingborough’s historical Kingborough’s historical geographygeography
• Explorations of Bruny D’Entrecasteaux 1792
• Riviere Du Nord (Derwent River)• North West Bay• “Each ray of light displayed fresh beauties.
On all sides bays of great depth were to be seen, all equally sheltered from the winds. The highlands covered with trees surrounding these bays promised good depth of water and freedom from danger. None of our navigators had ever seen in their voyages so vast and safe an anchorage” (in Rait, 1973, 1).
Kingborough’s historical Kingborough’s historical geographygeography
• Flinders and Bass 1798 – Mount Wellington – sights of area to become Kingston
• [Risdon 1803, Hobart 1804]• Relatively rapid expansion south
– Brown’s river – botany survey• Little literature on early history of area• Kingston originally a land grant to a
Thomas Lucas, Marine, from Norfolk Island … and various other pioneers to whom land was granted
Kingborough’s historical Kingborough’s historical geographygeography
• Development expanded with the construction of William Proctor’s road in 1835 – 9 miles for £900 – Government declared it a public thoroughfare
• Sandy Bay to Kingston road constructed 1840 by convicts from Canada, but river travel was critical
• 1847 resettlement of Aboriginals from Flinders Island to Oyster Cove
• Kingston proclaimed 1851 “an irregular and straggling country township” (Stoney in Rait, 1973, 4) – summer retreat
• Kingston School – late 1850s; Shot Tower – 1870; numerous other heritage buildings and sites
Kingborough’s historical Kingborough’s historical geographygeography
• Municipal status 1908 – changes over time to boundaries – ongoing process
• Street lighting 1924, and first water scheme 1936
• Many small townships and hamlets focused on fishing, horticulture, agriculture, forestry and related activities, the predominance of one or other changing with time, markets, innovations in technology and related factors
• Anticipated gaining city status within 20 years in 1973 – population growth high but insufficient to meet this claim
• Now a major commercial, retail, administrative and research area
– 199628096
– 199728239
– 199828249
– 199928285
– 200028443
– 200128500
– 346 or 1.2%
•1986–Males 10361 (49.80)–Females10444 (50.20)
20805•1991
–Males 11931 (49.04)–Females12397 (50.96)
24328•1996
–Males 12997 (48.43)–Females 13842 (51.57)
26839
Actual Population Change 1986-1996 for Select LGAs and Kingborough SLAs
-1000
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
Num
ber o
f Per
sons
-10.00
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
Grow
th R
ate
(%)
Number of Persons
Growth Rate
Comparative population Comparative population change 1986-96change 1986-96
Population growth rates Population growth rates 1994-20001994-2000
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
year
%
Comparative population Comparative population projectionsprojections
Estimated Resident Population Change 1997-2017 by SLA
-8000
-6000
-4000
-2000
0
2000
4000
Statistical Local Areas (SLAs)
Num
ber o
f Per
sons
-20.00
-10.00
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
Perc
enta
ge C
hang
e
No. of persons
Percentage Change
Kingborough-youth dependency ratio 1986-1996
37.00
38.00
39.00
40.00
41.00
42.00
43.00
44.00
45.00
46.00
1986 1991 1996
0-14 year olds
Youth Youth dependencydependency
1996 Censushigh youth
dependency high out-
migration of young men
aged 20-34 and young women
aged 20-29
Age by Sex Pyramid Kingborough LGA 1996
-6.00 -4.00 -2.00 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00
0-4
10-14
20-24
30-34
40-44
50-54
60-64
70-74
80-84
90 plus
Age
Coh
orts
Percentage of Total Persons
Females
Males
Aged Aged dependencdependenc
yy1996 Census
Increasing aged dependency, predicted to
increase; Part B ageing at rate faster
than Part A
Kingborough-aged dependency ratios 1986-1996
12.50
13.00
13.50
14.00
14.50
15.00
15.50
16.00
16.50
1986 1991 1996
65+ years
Age by Sex Pyramid Kingborough LGA 1996
-6.00 -4.00 -2.00 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00
0-4
10-14
20-24
30-34
40-44
50-54
60-64
70-74
80-84
90 plus
Age
Coh
orts
Percentage of Total Persons
Females
Males
Unemployment Rates for Persons 1986-1996
0.005.00
10.0015.0020.0025.0030.0035.00
Une
mpl
oym
ent R
ate
%
1986
1991
1996
Comparative Comparative unemployment ratesunemployment rates
Industry Sector of Employment for Persons in Kingborough SLAs 1996
0.00
4.00
8.00
12.00
16.00
Industry Sector
Perc
enta
ge o
f Toa
tl Pe
rson
s %
Kingborough (M) - Pt A
Kingborough (M) - Pt B
Comparative industry Comparative industry sectors – Kingborough sectors – Kingborough
Parts A and BParts A and B
O ccupation for Persons Kingborough 1996
0.005.00
10.0015.0020.0025.00
Occupation
Perc
enta
ge o
f tot
al p
erso
ns Kingborough (M) - Pt A
Kingborough (M) - Pt B
Tasmania
Occupations – Parts A and Occupations – Parts A and BB
Highest Q ualification for Persons in Kingborough 1996
0.005.00
10.0015.0020.0025.0030.0035.00
Highest Qualification
Perc
enta
ge (%
)
Kingborough (M) - Pt A
Kingborough (M) - Pt B
Tasmania
Highest qualification – Highest qualification – Parts A and BParts A and B
Highest Q ualification by Sex in Kingborough Part A 1996
0.005.00
10.0015.0020.0025.0030.0035.0040.00
Highest Qualification
Perc
enta
ge
males
females
Highest qualification by Highest qualification by sex – Part Asex – Part A
Highest Q ualification by Sex in Kingborough Part B 1996
0.005.00
10.0015.0020.0025.0030.0035.0040.0045.00
Highest Qualification
Perc
enta
ge
males
females
Highest qualification by Highest qualification by sex – Part Bsex – Part B
Weekly Individual Income for Persons in Kingborough (M) 1996
0.002.004.006.008.00
10.0012.0014.0016.00
Weekly Income $
Perc
enta
ge %
Kingborough (M) - Pt A
Kingborough (M) - Pt B
Tasmania
Weekly individual incomeWeekly individual income
Weekly Individual Income for Males and Females in Kingborough (M) 1996
0.002.004.006.008.00
10.0012.0014.0016.00
Weekly Income ($)
Perc
enta
ge (%
) males
females
Gender differentials in Gender differentials in incomeincome
