Blackwood Creek is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Northern Midlands
Northern Midlands Council is a local government body in Tasmania, extending south of Launceston into the northern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Northern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a populatio ...
in the
Central LGA region of
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. The locality is about south-west of the town of
Longford
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of ...
. 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
The Great Western Tiers (Palawa kani: ''Kooparoona Niara'') are a collection of mountain bluffs that form the northern edge of the Central Highlands plateau in Tasmania, Australia. The bluffs are contained within the Tasmanian Wilderness World ...
in Tasmania. Nearby towns include Poatina, Liffey, Bracknell
Bracknell () is a town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Built-up Area, Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the borough of Bracknell Forest. It lies to the east of Re ...
, Cressy and Miena.
History
Blackwood Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1968.
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
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Northern Midlands Council
{{NorthernMidlands-geo-stub