Blue Rocks, Tasmania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Blue Rocks, in the Flinders Council local government area.
| Locality | Blue Rocks |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Flinders Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -40.0421 |
| Longitude | 147.95556 |
| Population | 14 |
| Density | 1.8 /km² |
| Area | 7.9 km² |
| Elevation | 53 m |
| Postcode | 7255 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 320 km north |
Blue Rocks is a locality in the Flinders Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 14. The locality covers an area of 7.9 km², giving a population density of about 1.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 53 m above sea level. It lies approximately 320 km north of Hobart. Blue Rocks is located at 40.0421°S, 147.9556°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7255. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Blue Rocks is a coastline of rugged beauty, where granite outcrops, stained with ochre and lichen, plunge into the often-turbulent Southern Ocean. It lies 169.3 km north-north-east of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 24°T), and is situated 7.2 km north-west of Whitemark. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of brine and kelp, a constant reminder of the wild water that has shaped this stretch of land. Inland, the terrain rises into rolling hills, cloaked in a hardy scrub and windswept coastal heath, their colours shifting with the seasons from the muted greens of summer to the rusts and golds of autumn. The light, especially in the late afternoon, casts a luminous glow on the weathered stone, turning the blue-grey of the rocks to a deep, resonant indigo.
This place, Blue Rocks, has a history tied to the sea and the land's bounty. For generations, its economy was sustained by the hardy souls who fished its waters, their lives dictated by the tides and the catch. Remnants of old stone walls, now softened by moss and time, speak of early farming attempts, where settlers wrestled a living from the thin soil. While larger-scale fishing has diminished, a quiet tourism now draws visitors seeking the raw, untamed character of the coast, and a few small holdings continue to graze sheep on the elevated pastures, their wool a testament to the resilience of life in this exposed locale. The very stillness of Blue Rocks, broken only by the cry of gulls and the ceaseless murmur of the waves, holds a profound sense of endurance.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Blue Rocks, Tasmania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Blue Rocks, in the Flinders Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Blue Rocks includes the postcode (7255), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Flinders Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote 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 Blue Rocks 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. |