Blackwood Creek, Tasmania

Blackwood Creek
Tasmania
Blackwood Creek is located in Tasmania
Blackwood Creek
Blackwood Creek
Coordinates41°44′S 146°54′E / 41.733°S 146.900°E / -41.733; 146.900
Population120 (2021 census)[1]
Established1862
Postcode(s)7301
Elevation300 m (984 ft)
Location31 km (19 mi) SW of Longford
LGA(s)Northern Midlands
RegionCentral
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
15 °C
59 °F		 5 °C
41 °F		 949 mm
37.4 in
Localities around Blackwood Creek:
Liffey Bracknell, Liffey Cressy
Central Plateau Blackwood Creek Cressy
Central Plateau Central Plateau, Cressy Cressy

Blackwood Creek is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Northern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of the town of Longford. The 2021 census has a population of 120 for the state suburb of Blackwood Creek.[1] It is a small community at the base of the Great Western Tiers in Tasmania. Nearby towns include Poatina, Liffey, Bracknell, Cressy and Miena.

History

Blackwood Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[2]

Blackwood Creek Post Office opened in 1884 and closed in 1974.[3]

Blackwood Creek Primary School opened in 1880 and closed in 1947. The Baptist Church opened in 1874 and closed in 1991 and a community church was opened in 2000.

Geography

Westons Rivulet and Brumbys Creek flow through from west to east.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route C514 (Blackwood Creek Road) passes through from east to north.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 Blackwood Creek, Census All persons QuickStats". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Blackwood Creek". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "7951K", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Blackwood Creek, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.


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