Whitefoord, Tasmania
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| Whitefoord Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Whitefoord | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°25′56″S 147°31′40″E / 42.4322°S 147.5278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 59 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7120 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 25 km (16 mi) SE of Oatlands | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Whitefoord is a rural locality in the local government area of Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census determined a population of 59 for the state suburb of Whitefoord.[1]
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.[2]
