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Blessington TAS

Blessington

Located in the North East area of Tasmania, Blessington is in the Northern Midlands local government area, and within the electoral seat of Lyons.

Blessington is a rural locality within Launceston and Northern Midlands. The area is located in the Northern and Central regions of Tasmania.

Blessington is 200 kilometres from the capital city of Hobart and can be reached within two and a half hours of travel via National Highway 1.

Blessington at a glance

Postcode 7212
Latitude -41.5656174
Longitude 147.661853
Altitude (metres above sea level)

Population of Blessington TAS

At the 2021 national census, the population of 7212 (Including Blessington) was 1778 people. Out of those, 887 were male and 890 were female.

191 (10.74%) of those people were born outside Australia, and the remaining 1469 people were born in Australia. 47 (2.64%) of these people are Indigenous Australians.

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