Bream Creek Explained

Type:town
Bream Creek
State:tas
Pop:124
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7175
Region:South-east
Location1:Sorell
Dist1:25
Dir1:E
Lga:Sorell
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Buckland
Near-N:Rheban
Near-Ne:Rheban
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-W:Kellevie
Near-Sw:Copping
Near-S:Boomer Bay
Near-Se:Marion Bay

Bream Creek is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census has a population of 124 for the state suburb of Bream Creek.[1]

History

Bream Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[2]

Geography

The waters of the Tasman Sea form most of the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C337 (Marion Bay Road) enters from the south-west and runs through to the south-east, where it exits. Route C336 (Bream Creek Road) starts at an intersection with Route C337 and runs north-east through the south-west of the locality before turning west and exiting.[2] [3]

Bream Creek Show

Bream Creek is best known for the Bream Creek Show,[4] held since 1886.[5] The show is famous for its giant pumpkin competition.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Bream Creek (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Bream Creek . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "923R", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 13 September 2020 .
  4. News: Bream Creek Show offers a change in flavour to entice crowds. 7 February 2015. The Mercury. 6 March 2014.
  5. Web site: OPENING THE 2012 BREAM CREEK SHOW BY THE HONOURABLE PETER UNDERWOOD AC GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA - SATURDAY 17TH MARCH 2012.. govhouse.tas.gov.au. Office of the Governor of Tasmania. 7 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207141316/http://www.govhouse.tas.gov.au/sites/default/files/bream_creek_show.pdf. 7 February 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Fact Sheet: A Prize Pumpkin?. abc.net.au. Gardening Australia. 7 February 2015.