Whitefoord, Tasmania

Whitefoord is a rural locality in the local government area of Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census determined a population of 59 for the state suburb of Whitefoord.

History

Whitefoord was gazetted as a locality in 1972. It may have been named for John Whitefoord, a Police Magistrate in the district in the 1830s.

Geography

All boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

The C310 route enters from the west and runs through to the south-east, where it exits. Route C318 starts at an intersection with C310 and runs south-east until it exits.