Whitemark is a rural residential locality on
Flinders Island
Flinders Island, the largest island in the Furneaux Group, is a island in the Bass Strait, northeast of the island of Tasmania. Flinders Island was the place where the last remnants of aboriginal Tasmanian population were exiled by the colo ...
in the local government area (LGA) of
Flinders in the
North-east
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LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The
2016 census recorded a population of 301 for the state suburb of Whitemark.
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Buildings
Whitemark has a local pub, called the Flinders Island Interstate Hotel.
It also has a post office, a supermarket, a bakery, a petrol station, a mechanic, and a library as well as small local produce businesses.
History
Whitemark was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The name may be derived from a conspicuous white mark placed by an early surveyor.
Geography
The waters of Bass Strait form the western and south-western boundaries.
Road infrastructure
Route B85 (Palana Road / Lady Barron Road) passes through from north-west to south.
References
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Flinders Island
Towns in Tasmania