Turners Marsh, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Turners Marsh
State:tas
Pop:254
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7267
Region:Launceston
Location1:Launceston
Dist1:19
Dir1:N
Lga:Launceston
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Near-Nw:Mount Direction
Near-N:Karoola, Mount Direction
Near-Ne:Karoola
Near-E:Underwood
Near-W:Dilston
Near-Sw:Rocherlea
Near-S:Rocherlea
Near-Se:Underwood

Turners Marsh is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 254 for the state suburb of Turners Marsh.[1]

History

Turners Marsh was gazetted as a locality in 1963. The original European name for this area was “Mountgarrets Lagoon”.[2]

Geography

The boundaries consist primarily of survey lines. The Bell Bay Railway Line follows the south-western boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route B83 (Pipers River Road) passes through from south to north.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Turners Marsh (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 13 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Turners Marsh . . Placenames Tasmania . 13 September 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "440X", 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 . 13 September 2020 .