Suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
South Launceston is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 4592 for the state suburb of South Launceston.[1]
It is a suburb of Launceston, and also contains the minor suburbs of Glen Dhu and Sandhill (Five Ways).
History
South Launceston is a confirmed locality.[2]
It started life as a small place called Galvin Town;[3] by the 1890s it was included in Launceston as the suburb South Launceston.
In 1906 South Launceston grew to include Sandhill.
Geography
Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.[4]
Road infrastructure
National Route 1 (Midland Highway) runs through from south-west to north.[2][5]
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