Type: | suburb |
Punchbowl | |
City: | Launceston |
State: | tas |
Lga: | City of Launceston |
Postcode: | 7249 |
Coordinates: | -41.4569°N 147.165°W |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 14 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Stategov: | Bass |
Fedgov: | Bass |
Region: | Launceston |
Location1: | Launceston |
Dist1: | 4 |
Dir1: | SE |
Near-Nw: | Newstead |
Near-N: | Newstead |
Near-Ne: | Newstead |
Near-W: | South Launceston |
Near-E: | Norwood |
Near-Sw: | Kings Meadows |
Near-S: | Kings Meadows |
Near-Se: | Kings Meadows |
Punchbowl is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 463 for the state suburb of Punchbowl.[1] It is a very small suburb of Launceston.
Punchbowl was gazetted as a locality in 1963. The name was changed from “Punch Bowl” in 1999.[2]
Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.
An unnumbered route (Hobart Road) passes to the west. From there, Punchbowl Road provides access to the locality.[2] [3]