Hastings, Tasmania
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Hastings
| state = tas
| coordinates={{Coord|-43.4233|146.9381|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}}
| image =
| caption =
| pop = 44
| pop_year = 2016 census
| established =
| postcode = 7109
| elevation =
| region = South-east
| location1 = Huonville
| dist1 = 62
| dir1 = SW
| lga = Huon Valley
| stategov = Franklin
| fedgov = Franklin
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| near-nw = Southwest
| near-n = Strathblane
| near-ne = Southport, Strathblane
| near-e = Southport
| near-w = Southwest
| near-sw = Lune River
| near-s = Lune River
| near-se = Southport
}}
Hastings is a rural locality in the local government area of Huon Valley in the South-east region of Tasmania. It is located about {{convert|62|km}} south-west of the town of Huonville. The 2016 census has a population of 44 for the state suburb of Hastings.
History
Hastings was gazetted as a locality in 1966.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Hastings |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=20 Jul 2020 |at=Select “Search”, enter "1034H", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”}}
Geography
The southern boundary is formed by Mesa Creek, Lune River, and the shores of Hastings Bay. Hastings Caves State Reserve is in the north-west of the locality.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Hastings+TAS+7109/@-43.4259323,146.848962,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa6c199cd95a6839:0x403c94dd0de08c0!8m2!3d-43.4233359!4d146.9380795 |title=Hastings, Tasmania |access-date=20 Jul 2020}}
=Climate=
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Hastings Chalet (35 m AMSL; BOM 1945-present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 38.7
| Feb record high C = 38.9
| Mar record high C = 35.1
| Apr record high C = 29.6
| May record high C = 23.0
| Jun record high C = 20.3
| Jul record high C = 19.6
| Aug record high C = 22.0
| Sep record high C = 30.2
| Oct record high C = 31.1
| Nov record high C = 35.0
| Dec record high C = 35.7
|Jan high C = 20.4
|Feb high C = 20.5
|Mar high C = 19.0
|Apr high C = 16.7
|May high C = 13.7
|Jun high C = 11.8
|Jul high C = 11.2
|Aug high C = 12.4
|Sep high C = 13.8
|Oct high C = 15.9
|Nov high C = 17.3
|Dec high C = 18.8
|year high C = 16.0
|Jan low C = 9.1
|Feb low C = 9.2
|Mar low C = 8.4
|Apr low C = 7.1
|May low C = 5.1
|Jun low C = 3.4
|Jul low C = 2.6
|Aug low C = 3.2
|Sep low C = 4.4
|Oct low C = 5.7
|Nov low C = 7.0
|Dec low C = 8.4
|year low C = 6.1
| Jan record low C = 1.0
| Feb record low C = 1.0
| Mar record low C = 0.4
| Apr record low C = -0.7
| May record low C = -2.9
| Jun record low C = −5.0
| Jul record low C = −5.0
| Aug record low C = −5.0
| Sep record low C = −2.2
| Oct record low C = −2.2
| Nov record low C = -0.1
| Dec record low C = 1.1
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 73.1
| Feb rain mm = 69.2
| Mar rain mm = 86.2
| Apr rain mm = 107.4
| May rain mm = 125.8
| Jun rain mm = 132.4
| Jul rain mm = 147.5
| Aug rain mm = 154.6
| Sep rain mm = 134.1
| Oct rain mm = 134.4
| Nov rain mm = 108.6
| Dec rain mm = 102.6
| year rain mm = 1380.2
| unit rain days= 0.2 mm
| Jan rain days = 12.8
| Feb rain days = 11.9
| Mar rain days = 14.4
| Apr rain days = 16.7
| May rain days = 18.6
| Jun rain days = 18.5
| Jul rain days = 20.9
| Aug rain days = 21.1
| Sep rain days = 19.9
| Oct rain days = 19.6
| Nov rain days = 17.0
| Dec rain days = 15.7
| year rain days = 207.1
}}
Road infrastructure
The C635 route (Hastings Caves Road) enters from the east and runs generally west and north-west until it reaches the Hastings Caves State Reserve, where it ends.{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author= |date=May 2017 |website= |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=20 Jul 2020 |quote=}}