Flowerdale, Tasmania

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]

Flowerdale
Tasmania
Flowerdale is located in Tasmania
Flowerdale
Flowerdale
Coordinates40°58′12″S 145°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
RegionNorth 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

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]

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