Margate is a small seaside town on the Channel
Highway between North-West Bay and the Snug
Tiers, 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Kingston in
Tasmania, Australia.
At the 2006 census, Margate had a population of
1,368. Although more people live in the immediate
region around the town. Margate is part of the
Kingborough Council and is a frequent 'pit-stop'
for those travelling south towards Snug, Kettering
or Bruny Island. Vineyards, grazing fields and
stands of trees surround the town and its
approaches.