Lower Turners Marsh, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Lower Turners Marsh
State:tas
Pop:37
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7267
Region:Launceston, North-east
Location1:George Town
Dist1:34
Dir1:SE
Lga:Launceston, George Town
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Pipers River
Near-N:Pipers River
Near-Ne:Pipers River
Near-E:Bangor
Near-W:Mount Direction
Near-Sw:Mount Direction
Near-S:Karoola
Near-Se:Karoola

Lower Turners Marsh is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and George Town in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of George Town. The 2016 census determined a population of 37 for the state suburb of Lower Turners Marsh.[1]

History

Lower Turners Marsh was gazetted as a locality in 1964.[2]

Geography

Pipers River forms a small section of the eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route B83 (Pipers River Road) passes through from south-east to north. The C811 route (Bangor Road) starts at an intersection with B83 and exits to the east. The C812 route (Old Bangor Tram Road) starts at an intersection with B83 and runs west through the locality before exiting.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Lower Turners Marsh (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 28 May 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Lower Turners Marsh . . Placenames Tasmania . 28 May 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "443E", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. 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 .