Flowerdale, Tasmania

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Flowerdale
Tasmania
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Flowerdale
Coordinates 40°58′12″S145°39′50″E / 40.97000°S 145.66389°E / -40.97000; 145.66389
Population324 (2011) [1]
Postcode(s) 7325
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Location6 km (4 mi) NW of Wynyard, Tasmania
LGA(s) Waratah-Wynyard
Region North West Tasmania
State electorate(s) Braddon
Federal 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. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Flowerdale (State Suburb SCC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2016. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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.


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