Type: | town |
Woolnorth / Temdudheker | |
State: | tas |
Pop: | 112 |
Pop Year: | 2016 census |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Postcode: | 7330 |
Region: | North-west and west |
Location1: | Smithton |
Dist1: | 37 |
Dir1: | NW |
Lga: | Circular Head |
Stategov: | Braddon |
Fedgov: | Braddon |
Near-Nw: | Southern Ocean |
Near-N: | Bass Strait |
Near-Ne: | Bass Strait |
Near-E: | West Montagu |
Near-W: | Southern Ocean |
Near-Sw: | Marrawah |
Near-S: | Marrawah, West Montagu |
Near-Se: | West Montagu |
Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a rural locality in the local government area of Circular Head in the North-west and west region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Smithton. The 2021 census has a population of 161 for the state suburb of Woolnorth.[1]
Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a confirmed locality.[2] A property named Woolnorth was established in the area by the Van Diemen's Land Company in 1827.[3] Cape Grim, on the Woolnorth property, was the scene of a massacre of Aboriginals in 1828.[4]
It was officially dual named in March 2021.[5]
Woolnorth / Temdudheker is a triangular locality with boundaries on the west, north-east and south-east. The Southern Ocean forms most of the western boundary, and Bass Strait the north-eastern. The Woolnorth Wind Farm is in the locality.
The C215 route (Harcus River Road) enters from the north-east and follows the south-east boundary to the south, where it exits.[2] [6]