Black Hills, Tasmania

Black Hills
Black Hills
Coordinates: 42°42′59″S 147°01′15″E / 42.7165°S 147.0207°E / -42.7165; 147.0207
CountryAustralia
StateTasmania
RegionCentral, South-east
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total179 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
7140
Localities around Black Hills
Gretna Gretna, Broadmarsh Broadmarsh
Rosegarland, Gretna, Hayes Black Hills Broadmarsh, Magra
Hayes Hayes, Lawitta Magra

Black Hills is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Southern Midlands and Derwent Valley in the Central and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the town of New Norfolk. The 2016 census recorded a population of 179 for the state suburb of Black Hills.[2]

History

Black Hills was gazetted as a locality in 1968. It was previously known as Oberlin.[3]

Geography

Many of the boundaries of the locality consist of survey lines.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route C184 (Black Hills Road) passes through from south-east to south-west.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Black Hills (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Black Hills (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Black Hills". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2002H", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Black Hills, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ "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.