Chasm Creek Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°04′10″S 145°57′44″E / 41.0695°S 145.9622°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 68 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7321 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 6 km (4 mi) E of Burnie | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Burnie | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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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 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 68 for the state suburb of Chasm Creek. [1]
Chasm Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1966. [2]
The waters of Bass Strait form the northern boundary. The Western Railway Line passes through from north-east to north-west. [3]
National Route 1 ( Bass Highway) runs from north-east to north-west. [2] [4]