Fingal, 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 Fingal, in the Break O'Day Council local government area.
| Locality | Fingal |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Break O'Day Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.65718 |
| Longitude | 147.93696 |
| Population | 401 |
| Density | 1.0 /km² |
| Area | 411.2 km² |
| Elevation | 241 m |
| Postcode | 7214 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 145 km north-northeast |
Fingal is a locality in the Break O'Day Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 401. The locality covers an area of 411.2 km², giving a population density of about 1.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 241 m above sea level. It lies approximately 145 km north-northeast of Hobart. Fingal is located at 41.6572°S, 147.9370°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7214. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Fingal rests in the embrace of rolling hills, a verdant expanse where the land softens into gentle slopes carpeted with pasture and dotted with hardy eucalypts. It lies 70.9 km east-south-east of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 111°T), and is situated 44.2 km south-south-west of St Helens. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers, particularly potent after a morning shower. The Fingal Rivulet, a lively waterway, threads its way through the landscape, its banks often fringed with willows whose branches dip and sway, mirroring the fluid movement of the water. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-clouded Tasmanian sky, has a particular quality, a soft, diffused glow that seems to imbue the very soil with a quiet luminescence. The distant peaks, their summits sometimes wreathed in mist, lend a sense of ancient permanence to the scene, a silent witness to the passage of seasons and generations.
This is country that has long supported those who work the land, its economy historically tied to sheep grazing and the cultivation of crops that thrive in the rich soil. Remnants of a past mining era can still be found, whispers of a different kind of industry that once echoed through the valleys. Today, Fingal continues its agricultural rhythm, a steady hum of activity that belies the quietude of its setting. Travellers passing through might notice the weathered corrugated iron roofs of farm sheds, the sturdy stone walls bordering paddocks, and the occasional cluster of houses that mark the sparse settlements. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a connection to the earth and to the enduring spirit of those who have made this place their home, where the pace of life is measured by the rising and setting of the sun, and the changing moods of the Tasmanian weather.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Fingal, 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 Fingal, in the Break O'Day Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Fingal includes the postcode (7214), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Break O'Day 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 Fingal 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. |