Whitemark is a rural residential locality on Flinders Island in the local government area (LGA) of Flinders in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The 2021 census recorded a population of 308 for the state suburb of Whitemark.[1] It is the main settlement of Flinders Island.
| Whitemark Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Whitemark | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°07′17″S 148°00′58″E / 40.12139°S 148.01611°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 308 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7255 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Flinders Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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Buildings edit
Whitemark has a local pub, called the Flinders Island Interstate Hotel.[2] It also has a post office, a supermarket, a bakery, a petrol station, a mechanic, an Anglican Church and a library as well as small local produce businesses.[citation needed]
History edit
Whitemark was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The name may be derived from a conspicuous white mark placed by an early surveyor.[3] Whitemark Post Office opened around 1902.[4]
The Hydro Tasmania developed power supply for the settlement in the 1980s.[5]
The local newspaper was the Island News from 1954 to 2004.[6]
Geography edit
The waters of Bass Strait form the western and south-western boundaries.[7]
Road infrastructure edit
Route B85 (Palana Road / Lady Barron Road) passes through from north-west to south.[3][8]
References edit
- ^ a b "2021 Whitemark, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Interstate Hotel". Interstate Hotel.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Whitemark". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "1310R", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ Tasmania. Hydro-Electric Commission (1983), Whitemark Power Station, Flinders Island : draft environmental impact statement, The Commission, retrieved 3 April 2015
- ^ Worsley, K. G (2004), Island news : 50 years serving the Furneaux Islands, 9th July 1954 to 9th July 2004, Committee of Island News, retrieved 3 April 2015
- ^ Google (16 January 2021). "Whitemark, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.