East Launceston

East Launceston
East Launceston
Suburb
	East Launceston
	Interactive map of East Launceston
	Coordinates: 41°26′31″S 147°09′03″E / 41.44194°S 147.15083°E / -41.44194; 147.15083
Country	Australia
State	Tasmania
Region	Launceston
City	Launceston
LGA	City of Launceston;
Location	1 km (0.62 mi) E of Launceston ;
Government
• State electorate	Bass;
• Federal division	Bass;
Population
• Total	2,270 (SAL 2021)
Postcode	7250
	Suburbs around East Launceston

Suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Suburb in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

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%.^[3] It is a suburb of Launceston.

History

East Launceston was gazetted as a locality in 1963.^[4]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.^[5]

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Brisbane Street / Elphin Road) passes the north-western to eastern boundaries, from where various streets provide access to the locality.^[4]^[6]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Launceston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Launceston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "2016 Census Quick Stats East Launceston (Tas.)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – East Launceston". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "4795M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "East Launceston, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "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.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Launceston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Launceston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[3] "2016 Census Quick Stats East Launceston (Tas.)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[PLACE-4] "Placenames Tasmania – East Launceston". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "4795M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[5] "East Launceston, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[6] "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.