Blackmans Bay, Tasmania

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Blackmans Bay
Hobart, Tasmania
Postcode: 7052
Coordinates: 42°59′56″S, 147°19′8″ECoordinates: 42°59′56″S, 147°19′8″E
LGA: Kingborough
Federal Division: Franklin
Suburbs around Blackmans Bay:
Maranoa Heights Kingston Beach Derwent River
Huntingfield Blackmans Bay Derwent River
Howden Derwent River

Blackmans Bay is a beachside suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Blackmans Bay south of Hobart was named after a James Blackman who occupied land there in the 1820s while another "Blackman Bay", near Dunalley (also in Tasmania) was so named in 1642 because of the presence of Aboriginal people.

The town is located adjacent to Kingston, and is approximately fourteen kilometres south of Hobart, to which it is connected by the Southern Outlet motorway.

Blackmans Bay has three primary schools from kindergarten to grade six: Blackmans Bay, Illawarra, established in the late 1980s, and the Catholic St. Aloysius. There is also a beach and shopping centre within walking distance of most homes.

The shopping centre includes a supermarket, newsagency, doctor's surgery, pharmacy, butcher and a variety of other stores.

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