Type: | town |
State: | tas |
Killiecrankie | |
Pop: | 24 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7255 |
Coordinates: | -39.8364°N 147.8339°W |
Lga: | Flinders Council |
Region: | North-east |
Stategov: | Bass |
Fedgov: | Bass |
Location1: | Whitemark |
Dist1: | 38 |
Dir1: | N |
Near-Nw: | Bass Strait |
Near-N: | Palana |
Near-Ne: | Wingaroo |
Near-E: | Wingaroo |
Near-W: | Bass Strait |
Near-Sw: | Bass Strait |
Near-S: | Leeka |
Near-Se: | Wingaroo |
Killiecrankie is a rural locality on Flinders Island in the local government area (LGA) of Flinders in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Whitemark. The 2016 census recorded a population of 24 for the state suburb of Killiecrankie.[1] It is the location of the Killiecrankie Airstrip.
Killiecrankie was gazetted as a locality in 1956. It is believed to be named for Killiecrankie in Scotland.[2]
The waters of Bass Strait form the north-western and western boundaries.
Route B85 (Palana Road) runs through from south to north.[2] [3]