title: Blackwood Creek, Tasmania
text: # Blackwood Creek, Tasmania
  
  Blackwood Creek is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Northern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of the town of Longford. The 2021 census has a population of 120 for the state suburb of Blackwood Creek. It is a small community at the base of the Great Western Tiers in Tasmania. Nearby towns include Poatina, Liffey, Bracknell, Cressy and Miena.
  
  ## History
  
  Blackwood Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1968.
  
  Blackwood Creek Post Office opened in 1884 and closed in 1974.
  
  Blackwood Creek Primary School opened in 1880 and closed in 1947. The Baptist Church opened in 1874 and closed in 1991 and a community church was opened in 2000.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Westons Rivulet and Brumbys Creek flow through from west to east.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  Route C514 (Blackwood Creek Road) passes through from east to north.
  
  