Whitemark

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
Whitemark is located in Tasmania
Whitemark
Whitemark
Coordinates40°07′17″S 148°00′58″E
Population308 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7255
LGA(s)Flinders Council
RegionNorth-east
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
17.8 °C
64 °F		 9.8 °C
50 °F		 741.8 mm
29.2 in
Localities around Whitemark:
Blue Rocks Memana Memana
Bass Strait Whitemark Lackrana
Bass Strait Ranga, Loccota Ranga

Buildings

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.

History

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

The waters of Bass Strait form the western and south-western boundaries.[7]

Road infrastructure

Route B85 (Palana Road / Lady Barron Road) passes through from north-west to south.[3][8]

References
  1. "2021 Whitemark, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. "Interstate Hotel". Interstate Hotel.
  3. "Placenames Tasmania – Whitemark". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "1310R", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. Tasmania. Hydro-Electric Commission (1983), Whitemark Power Station, Flinders Island : draft environmental impact statement, The Commission, retrieved 3 April 2015
  6. 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
  7. Google (16 January 2021). "Whitemark, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. "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.
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