Strzelecki, 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 Strzelecki, in the Flinders Council local government area.
| Locality | Strzelecki |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Flinders Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -40.21931 |
| Longitude | 148.10728 |
| Area | 70.1 km² |
| Postcode | 7255 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 303 km north-northeast |
Strzelecki is a locality in the Flinders Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. The locality covers an area of 70.1 km². It lies approximately 303 km north-northeast of Hobart. Strzelecki is located at 40.2193°S, 148.1073°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7255. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Strzelecki lies where the land begins its long, slow slide towards the coast, a place where the air carries the faint, briny tang of the Bass Strait even miles inland. It lies 157.7 km north-north-east of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 31°T), and is situated 17.0 km south-south-east of Whitemark. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of emerald pastures and darker, denser stands of eucalypt, define the immediate horizon. These slopes are cut by narrow, winding creeks, their beds often a patchwork of smooth, grey stones and richer, darker earth, where the light, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to pool and linger, giving the landscape a softened, almost painterly quality. The character of Strzelecki is one of quiet persistence, a landscape that has shaped its people as much as they have shaped it, evident in the sturdy, weathered farmhouses that dot the hillsides.
The founding of Strzelecki is a story interwoven with the early pastoral leases that opened up this part of Tasmania, a period when sheep were king and the land was tamed by sheer grit and the enduring spirit of settlers. Today, the local economy still leans heavily on agriculture, with sheep grazing and dairy farming forming the backbone, the rich pastures yielding a steady, if unglamorous, prosperity. Beyond the fields, however, a subtle shift is occurring; a growing number of smaller, boutique producers are experimenting with vineyards, coaxing a surprising complexity of flavour from the cool climate, a new chapter in Strzelecki's ongoing narrative. The quiet hum of tractors and the occasional bleating of sheep are the dominant sounds, punctuated by the deeper, more resonant calls of distant seabirds, a constant reminder of the proximity of the sea.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Strzelecki, 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 Strzelecki, in the Flinders Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Strzelecki 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 Strzelecki 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. |