Chasm Creek, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Chasm Creek
State:tas
Pop:68
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7321
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Burnie
Dist1:6
Dir1:E
Lga:Burnie
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Round Hill
Near-N:Bass Strait
Near-Ne:Bass Strait
Near-E:Heybridge
Near-W:Round Hill
Near-Sw:Round Hill
Near-S:Heybridge
Near-Se:Heybridge

Chasm Creek is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 68 for the state suburb of Chasm Creek.[1]

History

Chasm Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1966.[2]

Geography

The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary. The Western Railway Line passes through from north-east to north-west.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Bass Highway) runs from north-east to north-west.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Chasm Creek (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Chasm Creek . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "6264L", 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 .