Upper Blessington, Tasmania

Upper Blessington is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Break O'Day in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about east of the town of Launceston.

History

For the origin of the name, see Blessington, Tasmania.
Upper Blessington was gazetted as a locality in 1974.
The 2016 census determined a population of 61 for the state suburb of Upper Blessington. The showed the number had dropped to 60.

Geography

The North Esk River forms a small section of the northern boundary and then flows south through the locality before exiting in the south-west where it forms a section of that boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C401 passes through from west to east. The C405 route starts at an intersection with C401 and exits to the north-west. The C432 route starts at an intersection with C401 and runs south-east before exiting.