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Town in Tasmania, Australia
Blackwood Creek
Tasmania
Blackwood Creek is located in TasmaniaBlackwood CreekBlackwood Creek
Coordinates41°44′S 146°54′E / 41.733°S 146.900°E / -41.733; 146.900
Population120 (2021 census)
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. 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.

Blackwood Creek Post Office opened in 1884 and closed in 1974.

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.

Road infrastructure

Route C514 (Blackwood Creek Road) passes through from east to north.

References

  1. ^ "2021 Blackwood Creek, Census All persons QuickStats". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "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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