Upper Blessington, Tasmania

Upper Blessington Tasmania
Upper Blessington
Coordinates	41°27′34″S 147°35′07″E / 41.4594°S 147.5854°E / -41.4594; 147.5854
Population	61 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7212
Location	48 km (30 mi) E of Launceston
LGA(s)	Launceston, Break O'Day
Region	Launceston, North-east
State electorate(s)	Bass, Lyons
Federal division(s)	Bass, Lyons
Localities around Upper Blessington: Tayene Tayene Upper Esk Burns Creek, Blessington Upper Blessington Upper Esk Blessington Ben Lomond National Park Upper Esk

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 48 kilometres (30 mi) east of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 61 for the state suburb of Upper Blessington.^[1]

For the origin of the name, see Blessington, Tasmania.

Upper Blessington was gazetted as a locality in 1974.^[2]

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.^[3]

Route C401 (Blessington Road / Upper Blessington Road) passes through from west to east. The C405 route (Camden Road) starts at an intersection with C401 and exits to the north-west. The C432 route (Ben Lomond Road) starts at an intersection with C401 and runs south-east before exiting.^[2][4]

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