Flowerdale, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia
40°58′12″S 145°39′50″E / 40.97000°S 145.66389°E / -40.97000; 145.66389Population324 (2011)[1]Postcode(s)7325Elevation24 m (79 ft)Location6 km (4 mi) NW of Wynyard, TasmaniaLGA(s)Waratah-WynyardRegionNorth West TasmaniaState electorate(s)BraddonFederal division(s)Braddon
Localities around Flowerdale:
Boat Harbour Table Cape Table Cape
Boat Harbour Flowerdale Wynyard
Moorleah Calder Wynyard

Flowerdale is a locality and small rural community of Waratah-Wynyard, in north-west Tasmania. Significant geographic features include the Inglis River and the confluence of its largest tributary, the Flowerdale River. The 2011 census determined a population of 324 for the state suburb of Flowerdale, which includes Flowerdale and the nearby Table Cape locality.[1]

History

Flowerdale Post Office opened on 1 March 1891 and closed in 1981.[2]

The Preolenna line was a railway line which extended from the Flowerdale junction, to as far as Maweena, a small distance past Preolenna. It was first opened in 1917 but was soon closed in 1931 - in one of its annual reports, the TGR operators had described the traffic along the route as "infintecimal".[3]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Flowerdale (State Suburb SCC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Preolenna Line". railtasmania.com. Rail Tasmania. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2016.