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Blackstone Heights

Field	Value
name	Blackstone Heights
city	Launceston
state	tas
coordinates
local_map	yes
zoom	12
lga	Meander Valley Council
postcode	7250
pop	1270
pop_year
pop_footnotes
stategov	Bass
fedgov	Bass
region	Launceston
location1	Westbury
dist1	34
dir1	E
near-nw	Riverside
near-n	Riverside
near-ne	Riverside
near-w	Riverside
near-e	Trevallyn
near-sw	Travellers Rest
near-s	Travellers Rest
near-se	Prospect Vale

| near-nw = Riverside | near-n = Riverside | near-ne = Riverside | near-w = Riverside | near-e = Trevallyn | near-sw = Travellers Rest | near-s = Travellers Rest | near-se = Prospect Vale Blackstone Heights is a rural/residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Meander Valley (97.5%) and West Tamar (2.5%) in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 34 km east of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1270 for the state suburb of Blackstone Heights. It is an outer suburb of Launceston.

Description

Blackstone Heights consists of five major roads, (Blackstone Road, Bayview Drive, Kelsy Road, Panorama Road, and Longvista Road) in a loop about 6.5-7 km in total. The loop is connected by Pitcher Parade which originates from near the Country Club Casino and is the only entrance to Blackstone Heights.

Services

Blackstone Heights has a supermarket. There are no schools in the suburb, with the closest schools located in the nearby suburb of Prospect. The suburb is serviced by a local bus service to and from Launceston. There is a Christian church located on Neptune Drive.

History

Blackstone Heights is a confirmed locality.

Geography

Th South Esk River forms the western, northern and eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Bass Highway) passes to the south-east. From there, a series of roads provide access to the locality.

References

. (23 October 2017). ["2016 Census Quick Stats Blackstone Heights (Tas.)"](https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60052?opendocument). *Australian Bureau of Statistics*.
. ["Placenames Tasmania – Blackstone Heights"](https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1). *Placenames Tasmania*.
"Blackstone Heights, Tasmania".
. (May 2017). ["Tasmanian Road Route Codes"](https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf). *Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment*.

Wikipedia Source

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