Kings Meadows, Tasmania Explained

Type:suburb
Kings Meadows
City:Launceston
State:tas
Lga:Launceston
Region:Launceston
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Postcode:7249
Pop:3670
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Prospect
Near-N:Punchbowl, South Launceston
Near-Ne:Norwood
Near-E:Norwood
Near-W:Prospect
Near-Sw:Prospect
Near-S:Youngtown
Near-Se:Youngtown
Dist1:4
Dir1:S
Location1:Launceston, Tasmania

Kings Meadows is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census has a population of 3670 for the state suburb of Kings Meadows.[1] It is a suburb in the south of Launceston. Kings Meadows is located in the floor of a shallow valley, roughly 70m above sea level, which drains NE towards the small suburb of Punchbowl. Main access to the suburb from the CBD is from Hobart Road via the minor suburb of South Launceston. Kings Meadows High School is located in this suburb.

History

Kings Meadows was gazetted as a locality in 1963.[2]

Kings Meadows Post Office opened in 1915 and closed in 1926.[3]

Geography

The Midland Highway (National Route 1) follows most of the western boundary, and Kings Meadows Link (Route C403) follows part of the southern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C403 (Kings Meadows Link) passes through the south-east portion of the locality from west to east.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Kings Meadows (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Kings Meadows . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1065A", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 21 September 2020.
  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 . 13 September 2020 .