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Blackwood Creek, Tasmania

Blackwood Creek Tasmania
Blackwood Creek
Coordinates	41°44′S 146°54′E / 41.733°S 146.900°E / -41.733; 146.900
Population	120 (2021 census)[1]
Established	1862
Postcode(s)	7301
Elevation	300 m (984 ft)
Location	31 km (19 mi) SW of Longford
LGA(s)	Northern Midlands
Region	Central
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Road infrastructure[edit]

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

References[edit]

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