| Type: | town |
| Black River | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 35 |
| Pop Year: | 2016 census |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postcode: | 7321 |
| Region: | North West Tasmania |
| Location1: | Wynyard |
| Dist1: | 46 |
| Dir1: | NW |
| Lga: | Circular Head |
| Stategov: | Braddon |
| Fedgov: | Braddon |
| Near-Nw: | Wiltshire |
| Near-N: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Ne: | Cowrie Point |
| Near-W: | Forest |
| Near-E: | Mawbanna |
| Near-Sw: | South Forest |
| Near-S: | Mawbanna |
| Near-Se: | Mawbanna |
Black River is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Circular Head, in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Wynyard. Bass Strait forms most of the northern boundary, while the stream named “Black River” forms the western boundary. The 2016 census determined a population of 35 for the state suburb of Black River.[1]
The locality name may have originally been “Blackwall”, but the current name has been in use since about 1878.[2] It is likely that the locality was named for the adjacent river.
The C225 route (Mawbanna Road) intersects with the Bass Highway in the locality, passing through to the south-east on its way to Mawbanna.[3]