Sisters Creek, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Sisters Creek
State:tas
Pop:134
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7320
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Wynyard
Dist1:18
Dir1:NW
Lga:Waratah-Wynyard, Circular Head
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Near-Nw:Rocky Cape National Park
Near-N:Sisters Beach
Near-Ne:Boat Harbour Beach
Near-W:Montumana
Near-E:Boat Harbour
Near-Sw:Milabena
Near-S:Myalla
Near-Se:Moorleah

Sisters Creek is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of Waratah-Wynyard and Circular Head, in the North-west and west region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Wynyard. The Bass Highway passes through from east to west, and the watercourse named Sisters Creek flows through from south to north. The 2016 census determined a population of 134 for the state suburb of Sisters Creek.[1]

History

An 1851 map of Tasmania names a range of hills in the vicinity as the “Sisters”. The name seems to have been applied to the nearby creek. The hills were subsequently officially named “Two Sisters”.[2]

Road infrastructure

The C229 route (Myalla Road) terminates at the Bass Highway in Sisters Creek. It runs south to, and from there leads, via route C236 (Pruana Road), to the Murchison Highway.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Sisters Creek (Tas.) . . 23 Oct 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 20 Nov 2018 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania - Two Sisters. . Placenames Tasmania . 18 Nov 2018 . Search, enter 6101Q, Search, select row, show 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 . 18 Nov 2018 .