Punchbowl, Tasmania Explained

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.

History

Punchbowl was gazetted as a locality in 1963. The name was changed from “Punch Bowl” in 1999.[2]

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

An unnumbered route (Hobart Road) passes to the west. From there, Punchbowl Road provides access to the locality.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Punchbowl (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Punchbowl . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "3985H", 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 . 2 April 2021 .