Blumont, Tasmania


Blumont is a rural locality in the local government area of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 31 for the state suburb of Blumont.

History

Blumont was gazetted as a locality in 1964.
The former North-East Railway opened from Launceston to Scottsdale in 1899, with a station at Blumont. This station was used to load timber harvested in the locality.

Geography

The Brid River forms the north-eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route B81 passes through from south-west to east.