| Type: | town |
| Underwood | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 363 |
| Pop Year: | 2016 census |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postcode: | 7268 |
| Region: | Northern Tasmania |
| Location1: | Launceston |
| Dist1: | 22 |
| Dir1: | NE |
| Lga: | Launceston |
| Stategov: | Bass |
| Fedgov: | Bass |
| Near-Nw: | Karoola |
| Near-N: | Lilydale |
| Near-Ne: | Lisle |
| Near-E: | Patersonia |
| Near-W: | Turners Marsh |
| Near-Sw: | Rocherlea |
| Near-S: | Rocherlea |
| Near-Se: | Nunamara |
Underwood is a rural locality and town in the local government area of Launceston, in the Northern region of Tasmania. It is located about north-east of the city of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 363 for the state suburb of Underwood.
The area was first settled in 1854, and by the 1860s a village named Underwood existed. The locality was gazetted in 1963.[2]
Pipers River rises in the north-east and flows through to the north-west.
The B81 route (Lilydale Road) enters from the south-west and runs through to the north before exiting. Route B83 (Pipers River Road) starts at an intersection with B81 in the south-west corner and exits to the north. Route C823 (Underwood Road / Brown Mountain Road) starts at an intersection with B81 and runs north-west through the village of Underwood before exiting. Route C824 (Prossers Road) starts at an intersection with B81 and exits to the south-east.[3]