Myrtle Bank 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 40 for the state suburb of Myrtle Bank.

History

The locality was gazetted in 1963.

Geography

The St Patricks River forms part of the south-eastern boundary.

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) passes through the eastern corner of the locality. The C828 route (Targa Hill Road) enters from the south-east and runs through to the south-west boundary, where it ends.

References

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