Bracknell, Tasmania

For the town of Bracknell in England, see Bracknell.

Bracknell
Tasmania
Mountain Views community church
Bracknell is located in Tasmania
Bracknell
Bracknell
Coordinates41°39′S 146°56′E / 41.650°S 146.933°E / -41.650; 146.933
Population459 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7302
Location
LGA(s)Meander Valley, Northern Midlands
RegionLaunceston, Central
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[3] Annual rainfall[4]
21.5 °C
71 °F		 7.9 °C
46 °F		 832.5 mm
32.8 in
Localities around Bracknell:
Cluan Whitemore, Oaks Bishopsbourne
Cluan, Liffey Bracknell Bishopsbourne, Cressy
Liffey Liffey, Blackwood Creek Blackwood Creek, Cressy

Bracknell is a rural locality and town in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Northern Midlands in the Launceston and Central regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of 459 for the state suburb of Bracknell.[1]

It was established to serve the needs of the forestry industry but is now a centre for the local farming community.[5]

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Bracknell (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ Average temperatures are from the nearest recording station, 15 km away in Cressy. From: "Daily maximum temperature, Cressy Research Station". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ^ Average temperatures are from the nearest recording station, 15 km away in Cressy. From: "Daily minimum temperature, Cressy Research Station". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. ^ Average rainfall is from 1963 to 2009. Data is incomplete for 7 of these years. From: "Monthly Rainfall, Bracknell (Elizabeth Street)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Bracknell". Meander Valley Council. Retrieved 1 April 2015.