South Launceston, Tasmania Explained

Type:suburb
South Launceston
City:Launceston
State:tas
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Lga:City of Launceston
Postcode:7249
Pop:4592
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Region:Launceston
Location1:Launceston
Dist1:3
Dir1:S
Near-Nw:West Launceston
Near-N:Launceston
Near-Ne:East Launceston
Near-W:West Launceston
Near-E:Newstead
Near-Sw:Prospect
Near-S:Prospect
Near-Se:Kings Meadows

South Launceston is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 4592 for the state suburb of South Launceston.[1] It is a suburb of Launceston, and also contains the minor suburbs of Glen Dhu and Sandhill (Five Ways).

History

South Launceston is a confirmed locality.[2] It started life as a small place called Galvin Town;[3] by the 1890s it was included in Launceston as the suburb South Launceston.In 1906 South Launceston grew to include Sandhill.

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Midland Highway) runs through from south-west to north.[2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats South Launceston (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – South Launceston . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "1077J", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: word document. 2007-09-27.
  4. 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 .