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| Locality | Blackwood Creek |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Midlands Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.75098 |
| Longitude | 146.90927 |
| Population | 117 |
| Density | 1.2 /km² |
| Area | 99.7 km² |
| Elevation | 319 m |
| Postcode | 7301 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 130 km north-northwest |
Blackwood Creek is a locality in the Northern Midlands Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 117. The locality covers an area of 99.7 km², giving a population density of about 1.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 319 m above sea level. It lies approximately 130 km north-northwest of Hobart. Blackwood Creek is located at 41.7510°S, 146.9093°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7301. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Blackwood Creek flows through a landscape shaped by the patient sculpting of wind and water in Tasmania's Northern Midlands. It lies 40.2 km south-south-west of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 208°T), and is situated 22.9 km south-west of Longford. The land here is a tapestry of rolling pastures, a soft green carpet laid over a foundation of ancient stone, punctuated by the darker, more brooding forms of scattered eucalypts. The air, particularly in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries a cool, clean scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle fragrance that clings to the woollen coats of sheep grazing on the slopes. Farmhouses, their colours muted by sun and weather, appear as solid anchors against the vast sky, their chimneys sometimes exhaling a thin plume of smoke that drifts lazily towards the horizon.
The economic pulse of Blackwood Creek has long been tied to the land, its history woven into the rhythms of agriculture and grazing. Generations of families have worked these paddocks, their lives marked by the planting and harvesting seasons, by the bleating of lambs in spring and the gathering of wool in summer. This is a place where the past is not a forgotten relic but a living presence, evident in the weathered stone walls that delineate fields and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the few scattered dwellings. While farming remains the bedrock, the quiet beauty of the region has also begun to attract a different kind of visitor, those seeking respite from the clamour of larger centres, drawn by the sheer, unadorned loveliness of the Northern Midlands and the enduring, unhurried character of Blackwood Creek itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blackwood Creek, Tasmania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: -41.75098, 146.90927. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Blackwood Creek, in the Northern Midlands Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Blackwood Creek includes the postcode (7301), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Northern Midlands Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Blackwood Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |