Type: | town |
Blumont | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 31 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7260 |
Region: | North-east |
Location1: | Scottsdale |
Dist1: | 13 |
Dir1: | W |
Lga: | Dorset |
Stategov: | Bass |
Fedgov: | Bass |
Near-Nw: | Bridport |
Near-N: | Jetsonville |
Near-Ne: | Jetsonville |
Near-E: | Lietinna, Jetsonville |
Near-W: | Nabowla |
Near-Sw: | Nabowla |
Near-S: | Nabowla |
Near-Se: | West Scottsdale |
Blumont is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 31 for the state suburb of Blumont.[1]
Blumont was gazetted as a locality in 1964.[2]
The former North-East Railway opened from Launceston to Scottsdale in 1899, with a station at Blumont.[3] This station was used to load timber harvested in the locality.[4]
The Brid River forms the north-eastern boundary.
Route B81 (Golconda Road) passes through from south-west to east.[2] [5]