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]
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]