title: Blackwall, Tasmania
text: # Blackwall, Tasmania
  
  Blackwall is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census has a population of 270 for the state suburb of Blackwall. It is a small town located near Gravelly Beach on the western side of the Tamar River, north of Launceston.
  
  ## History
  
  Named after Blackwall on the River Thames in England, it was likewise a noted shipbuilding centre. The second-largest ship built in Tasmania during the 19th century, the 547-ton barque Harpley, was launched here in 1847. Blackwall was gazetted as a locality in 1966. Lanena Post Office opened on 1 April 1911, was renamed Blackwall in 1968, and closed in 1975.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The waters of the Tamar River estuary form the eastern boundary. Stony Brook forms the northern boundary.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  Route C728 (Gravelly Beach Road) passes through from south-west to north-east.
  
  