Chasm Creek
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| Coordinates: 41°04′10″S 145°57′44″E / 41.0695°S 145.9622°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 68 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7321 | ||||||||||||
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Chasm Creek is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 68 for the state suburb of Chasm Creek.[2]
History
Chasm Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1966.[3]
Geography
The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary. The Western Railway Line passes through from north-east to north-west.[4]
Road infrastructure
National Route 1 (Bass Highway) runs from north-east to north-west.[3][5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chasm Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Chasm Creek (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Chasm Creek". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "6264L", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Chasm Creek, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.