Blackwood Creek, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 41°44′S 146°54′E / 41.733°S 146.900°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 120 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7301 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 15 °C (59 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 5 °C (41 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 949 mm (37.4 in) | ||||||||||||
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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.[2] 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
[edit]Blackwood Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[3]
Blackwood Creek Post Office opened in 1884 and closed in 1974.[4]
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
[edit]Westons Rivulet and Brumbys Creek flow through from west to east.[5]
Road infrastructure
[edit]Route C514 (Blackwood Creek Road) passes through from east to north.[3][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Blackwood Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Blackwood Creek, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "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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