Bream Creek

Bream Creek
Tasmania
Bream Creek is located in Tasmania
Bream Creek
Bream Creek
Coordinates42°49′19″S 147°50′18″E / 42.8219°S 147.8383°E / -42.8219; 147.8383
Population124 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7175
Location25 km (16 mi) E of Sorell
LGA(s)Sorell
RegionSouth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Bream Creek:
Buckland Rheban Rheban
Kellevie Bream Creek Tasman Sea
Copping Boomer Bay Marion Bay

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

Bream Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1968.[2]

Geography

The waters of the Tasman Sea form most of the eastern boundary.[3]

Road infrastructure

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Bream Creek, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Bream Creek Show offers a change in flavour to entice crowds". The Mercury. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Fact Sheet: A Prize Pumpkin?". abc.net.au. Gardening Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2015.