Karoola, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Karoola
State:tas
Pop:318
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7267
Region:Northern Tasmania
Location1:Launceston
Dist1:26
Dir1:N
Lga:Launceston
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Lower Turners Marsh
Near-N:Lower Turners Marsh, Bangor
Near-Ne:Lilydale
Near-E:Lalla
Near-W:Mount Direction
Near-Sw:Mount Direction
Near-S:Turners Marsh, Underwood
Near-Se:Underwood

Karoola is a rural locality and town in the local government area of Launceston, in the Northern region of Tasmania. It is located about north of the city of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 318 for the state suburb of Karoola.

History

Prior to 1900 the area was called Turners Marsh Lower. Karoola is the Aboriginal name for Pipers River. The locality was gazetted in 1963.[2]

During World War I, a requisitioned hospital ship was named after the town.[3]

Geography

Pipers River flows through the locality from south-east to north. It also forms a small part of the southern boundary and a section of the northern boundary.

Road infrastructure

The B83 route (Pipers River Road) enters from the south and runs through to the north before exiting, where it follows the northern boundary for a short distance. Route C811 (Second River Road / Bangor Road) enters from the east and exits to the north. Route C823 (Karoola Road / Brown Mountain Road) starts at an intersection with B83 and runs south-east through the village of Karoola before exiting. Route C822 (Layla Road) starts at an intersection with C823 and exits to the east.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Karoola (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 18 May 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Karoola . . Placenames Tasmania . 18 May 2020 . Search, enter 332M, Search, select row, show Details.
  3. Web site: Departure of the last Australian hospital ship from Southampton, England. Australian War Memorial. 1 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 18 May 2020 .