Mount Direction, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Mount Direction
State:tas
Pop:246
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7252
Region:Launceston, North-east
Location1:Launceston
Dist1:27
Dir1:NW
Lga:Launceston, George Town
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Long Reach
Near-N:Pipers River
Near-Ne:Pipers River
Near-W:Hillwood
Near-E:Karoola
Near-Sw:Tamar River
Near-S:Swan Bay
Near-Se:Turners Marsh

Mount Direction is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of Launceston and George Town, in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. The Tamar River forms a small section of the south-western boundary. The 2016 census determined a population of 246 for the state suburb of Mount Direction.[1]

Road infrastructure

The C809 route (Dalrymple Road) intersects with the East Tamar Highway in the south-west of the locality, passing through from south to north and providing access to many other localities.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Direction (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 20 Dec 2018 .
  2. 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 . 2 Dec 2018 .