backblocks
Meaning
Remote, sparsely settled country far from towns or the coast; also, the outer, less developed parts of a town or suburb. Someone who lives there is a back blocker.
Example
He grew up on a farm in the backblocks and didn't see the ocean till he was twelve.
Origin
From 'back' + 'block', a tract of land.
Variants
back-blocks, back blocks, back blocker, backblocker