Type: | suburb |
Blackstone Heights | |
City: | Launceston |
State: | tas |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Lga: | Meander Valley Council |
Postcode: | 7250 |
Pop: | 1270 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Stategov: | Bass |
Fedgov: | Bass |
Region: | Launceston |
Location1: | Westbury |
Dist1: | 34 |
Dir1: | E |
Near-Nw: | Riverside |
Near-N: | Riverside |
Near-Ne: | Riverside |
Near-W: | Riverside |
Near-E: | Trevallyn |
Near-Sw: | Travellers Rest |
Near-S: | Travellers Rest |
Near-Se: | Prospect Vale |
Blackstone Heights is a rural/residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Meander Valley (97.5%) and West Tamar (2.5%) in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1270 for the state suburb of Blackstone Heights.[1] It is an outer suburb of Launceston.
Blackstone Heights consists of five major roads, (Blackstone Road, Bayview Drive, Kelsy Road, Panorama Road, and Longvista Road) in a loop about in total. The loop is connected by Pitcher Parade which originates from near the Country Club Casino and is the only entrance to Blackstone Heights.
Blackstone Heights has a supermarket and cafe/restaurant. There are no schools in the suburb, with the closest schools located in the nearby suburb of Prospect. The suburb is serviced by a local bus service to and from Launceston. There is a Christian church located on Neptune Drive.
Blackstone Heights is a confirmed locality.[2]
Th South Esk River forms the western, northern and eastern boundaries.
National Route 1 (Bass Highway) passes to the south-east. From there, a series of roads provide access to the locality.[2] [3]