Sulphur Creek Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°06′29″S 146°01′00″E / 41.1080°S 146.0167°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 631 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7316 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 14 km (9 mi) SE of Burnie | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Central Coast | ||||||||||||||
Region | North West Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Sulphur Creek is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Central Coast, in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-east of the town of Burnie. Bass Strait forms the northern boundary of the locality. [2] The 2021 census determined a population of 631 for the state suburb of Sulphur Creek. [1]
A watercourse named Sulphur Creek flows through the locality to Bass Strait. [3] It is likely that the locality was named for the creek, which is believed to have been so named due to a sulphur-like smell in the area when first explored by Europeans. [4]
The C118 route (Nine Mile Road) intersects with the Bass Highway at the north-western extremity of the locality, from where it runs south through Howth before passing through the locality and providing access to many others. [5]
Sulphur Creek Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°06′29″S 146°01′00″E / 41.1080°S 146.0167°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 631 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7316 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 14 km (9 mi) SE of Burnie | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Central Coast | ||||||||||||||
Region | North West Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Sulphur Creek is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Central Coast, in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-east of the town of Burnie. Bass Strait forms the northern boundary of the locality. [2] The 2021 census determined a population of 631 for the state suburb of Sulphur Creek. [1]
A watercourse named Sulphur Creek flows through the locality to Bass Strait. [3] It is likely that the locality was named for the creek, which is believed to have been so named due to a sulphur-like smell in the area when first explored by Europeans. [4]
The C118 route (Nine Mile Road) intersects with the Bass Highway at the north-western extremity of the locality, from where it runs south through Howth before passing through the locality and providing access to many others. [5]