East Launceston, Tasmania

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.

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

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]