Type: | suburb |
St Leonards | |
City: | Launceston |
State: | tas |
Postcode: | 7250 |
Coordinates: | -41.4583°N 147.2008°W |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 11 |
Pop: | 2,009 |
Region: | Launceston |
Lga: | Launceston |
Stategov: | Bass |
Fedgov: | Bass |
Near-Nw: | Newstead |
Near-N: | Waverley |
Near-Ne: | Nunamara |
Near-W: | Norwood |
Near-E: | Nunamara |
Near-Sw: | Norwood |
Near-S: | White Hills |
Near-Se: | White Hills |
Dist1: | 5.7 |
Location1: | Launceston |
St Leonards is a semi-rural residential locality in the local government area of Launceston in the Launceston region of Tasmania. It is an eastern suburb of Launceston, with a mix of residential, semi-rural and rural homes. It has schools and shops, and it is a ten-minute drive to the city. It is an alternative to city living. The 2016 census determined a population of 2009 for the state suburb of St Leonards.
St Leonards was gazetted as a locality in 1963.[1]
The North Esk River forms the southern boundary and almost all of the western boundary.
The Tasman Highway (A3) passes through a small section of the north-west of the locality, and subsequently also passes through the north-east corner. The C401 route (St Leonards Road) starts at an intersection with A3 in the north-west corner and runs south-east through the locality and town before exiting in the south-west. The C403 route is in two sections within the locality, both starting / ending in the town. The western section (Johnston Road) starts at an intersection with C401 and runs south-west before exiting. The eastern section (Abels Hill Road) starts at an intersection with C401 and runs north-east before ending at an intersection with the A3.[1]