East Launceston is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Launceston in the
Launceston LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about 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.
References
Suburbs of Launceston, Tasmania
Localities of City of Launceston
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