Flowerdale, Tasmania

Flowerdale Tasmania
Flowerdale
Coordinates	40°58′12″S 145°39′50″E
Population	324 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s)	7325
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Location	6 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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Flowerdale (State Suburb SCC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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.