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Hobart Town

Hobart
Tasmania
Hobart, Tasmania montage.jpg
Hobart is located in Australia
Hobart
Hobart
Coordinates 42°52′50″S 147°19′30″E / 42.88056°S 147.32500°E / -42.88056; 147.32500Coordinates: 42°52′50″S 147°19′30″E / 42.88056°S 147.32500°E / -42.88056; 147.32500
Population 221,000 (2015) (11th)
 • Density 124.8/km2 (323/sq mi) (2011)
Established 20 February 1804 (1804-02-20)
Area 1,695.5 km2 (654.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT State: Tasmania. (UTC+11)
Location
State electorate(s) Denison, Franklin
Federal Division(s) Denison, Franklin
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
16.9 °C
62 °F 		8.4 °C
47 °F 		614.8 mm
24.2 in

Hobart (Listeni/ˈhoʊbɑːrt/) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. With a population of approximately 221,000, it is Australia's least populated state capital. Founded in 1803 as a penal colony, Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney, New South Wales. The modern history of Hobart (formerly 'Hobart Town', or 'Hobarton') dates to its foundation as a British colony in 1803. Prior to British settlement, the area had been occupied for possibly as long as 35,000 years, by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener tribe, a sub-group of the Nuennone, or South-East tribe. The descendants of the indigenous Tasmanians now refer to themselves as 'Palawa'.

Since its foundation as a colonial outpost, the city has grown from the mouth of Sullivans Cove to stretch in a generally north-south direction along both banks of the Derwent River, from 22 km inland from the estuary at Storm Bay to the point where the river reverts to fresh water at Bridgewater. Hobart has experienced both booms and busts over its history. The early 20th century saw a period of growth on the back of mining, agriculture and other primary industries, and the loss of men who served in world wars was counteracted by an influx of immigration after World War II. In the later years of the 20th century, migrants increasingly arrived to settle in Hobart from Asia. Despite the rise in migration from parts of the world other than the United Kingdom and Ireland, the population of Hobart remains predominantly ethnically Anglo-Celtic and has the highest percentage per capita of Australian born residents among the Australian capital cities.


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