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Whitemark
Tasmania
Whitemark is located in Tasmania
Whitemark
Whitemark
Location in Tasmania
Population 301 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 7255
LGA(s) Flinders Council
Region North-east
State electorate(s) Bass
Federal Division(s) Bass
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
17.8 °C
64 °F
9.8 °C
50 °F
741.8 mm
29.2 in
Localities around Whitemark:
Blue Rocks Memana Memana
Bass Strait Whitemark Lackrana
Bass Strait Ranga, Loccota Ranga

Whitemark is a rural residential locality on Flinders Island in the local government area (LGA) of Flinders in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The 2016 census provides a population of 301 for the state suburb of Whitemark. It is the main settlement of Flinders Island.

Buildings

Whitemark has a local pub, called the Flinders Island Interstate Hotel. It also has a post office, a supermarket, a bakery, a petrol station, a mechanic, and a library as well as small local produce businesses.

History

Whitemark was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The name may be derived from a conspicuous white mark placed by an early surveyor. Whitemark Post Office opened around 1902.

The Hydro Tasmania developed power supply for the settlement in the 1980s

The local newspaper was the 'Island News' from 1954 to 2004.

Geography

The waters of Bass Strait form the western and south-western boundaries.

Road infrastructure

Route B85 (Palana Road / Lady Barron Road) passes through from north-west to south.

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