Bream Creek Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 42°49′19″S 147°50′18″E / 42.8219°S 147.8383°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 124 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7175 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 25 km (16 mi) E of Sorell | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Sorell | ||||||||||||||
Region | South-east | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Bream Creek was gazetted as a locality in 1968. [2]
The waters of the Tasman Sea form most of the eastern boundary. [3]
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 is best known for the Bream Creek Show, [5] held since 1886. [6] The show is famous for its giant pumpkin competition. [7]