Whitemark facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Whitemark Tasmania
Whitemark Location in Tasmania
Population	308 (2021 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 2021 census recorded a population of 308 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, an Anglican Church 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.