title: Woolnorth / Temdudheker, Tasmania
text: # Woolnorth / Temdudheker, Tasmania
  
  Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a rural locality in the local government area of Circular Head in the North-west and west region of Tasmania. The locality is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census has a population of 112 for the state suburb of Woolnorth.
  
  ## History
  
  Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a confirmed locality. A property named Woolnorth was established in the area by the Van Diemen's Land Company in 1827. Cape Grim, on the Woolnorth property, was the scene of a massacre of Aboriginals in 1828.
  
  It was officially dual named in March 2021.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a triangular locality with boundaries on the west, north-east and south-east. The Southern Ocean forms most of the western boundary, and Bass Strait the north-eastern. The Woolnorth Wind Farm is in the locality.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  The C215 route (Harcus River Road) enters from the north-east and follows the south-east boundary to the south, where it exits.
  
  