East Launceston, Tasmania facts for kids
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 East Launceston
Location in Tasmania
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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%. It is a suburb of Launceston.
History
East Launceston was gazetted as a locality in 1963.
Geography
Most of the boundaries are survey lines.
Road infrastructure
Route A3 (Brisbane Street / Elphin Road) passes the north-western to eastern boundaries, from where various streets provide access to the locality.
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