Bream Creek
| Bream Creek Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Bream Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°49′19″S 147°50′18″E / 42.8219°S 147.8383°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 124 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7175 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 25 km (16 mi) E of Sorell | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sorell | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Bream Creek is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census has a population of 124 for the state suburb of Bream Creek.[1]
History
[edit]Bream Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[2]
Geography
[edit]The waters of the Tasman Sea form most of the eastern boundary.[3]
Road infrastructure
[edit]Route C337 (Marion Bay Road) enters from the south-west and runs through to the south-east, where it exits. Route C336 (Bream Creek Road) starts at an intersection with Route C337 and runs north-east through the south-west of the locality before turning west and exiting.[2][4]
Bream Creek Show
[edit]Bream Creek is best known for the Bream Creek Show,[5] held since 1886.[6] The show is famous for its giant pumpkin competition.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Bream Creek (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Bream Creek". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "923R", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Bream Creek, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Bream Creek Show offers a change in flavour to entice crowds". The Mercury. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "OPENING THE 2012 BREAM CREEK SHOW BY THE HONOURABLE PETER UNDERWOOD AC GOVERNOR OF TASMANIA - SATURDAY 17TH MARCH 2012" (PDF). govhouse.tas.gov.au. Office of the Governor of Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Fact Sheet: A Prize Pumpkin?". abc.net.au. Gardening Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2015.