East Launceston, Tasmania

East Launceston Launceston, Tasmania
East Launceston
Coordinates	41°26′31″S 147°09′03″E
Population	2,270 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	7250
Location	1 km (1 mi) E of Launceston
LGA(s)	City of Launceston
Region	Launceston
State electorate(s)	Bass
Federal division(s)	Bass
Suburbs around East Launceston: Launceston Launceston Launceston Launceston East Launceston Newstead South Launceston Newstead Newstead

East Launceston is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 2143 for East Launceston. 78.6% of people were born in Australia and 87.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.8%, Anglican 20.7% and Catholic 16.2%.[2] It is a suburb of Launceston.

History

East Launceston was gazetted as a locality in 1963.[3]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Brisbane Street / Elphin Road) passes the north-western to eastern boundaries, from where various streets provide access to the locality.[3][5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Launceston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "2016 Census Quick Stats East Launceston (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Placenames Tasmania – East Launceston". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "4795M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "East Launceston, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
5. "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.