Targa is a rural locality in the local government area of Launceston, in the Northern region of

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

. It is located about north-east of the city of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 38 for the state suburb of Targa.

History

Targa is an Aboriginal word for “cry”. The locality was gazetted in 1963.

Geography

The St Patricks River forms most of the western boundary, and all of the northern and north-eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

The

Tasman Highway The Tasman Highway (or A3) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. Like the Midland Highway (Tasmania), Midland Highway, it connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston – however it takes a different route, via the no ...

(A3) enters from the south-west and runs through to the north-West. The C405 route (Camden Hill Road) starts at an intersection with the A3 and runs through to the east. The C828 route (Targa Hill Road) starts at an intersection with the A3 and exits to the west.

References

Launceston, Tasmania Localities of City of Launceston Towns in Tasmania {{Launceston-geo-stub