White Hills is a semi-rural locality and town in the local government areas of Launceston and

Northern Midlands Northern Midlands Council is a local government body in Tasmania, extending south of Launceston into the northern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Northern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a populatio ...

, in the Northern and Central regions 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 south-east of the city of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 182 for the state suburb of White Hills.

History

The name is believed to be related to the large number of white

cockatoo A cockatoo is any of the 21 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea ( true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up t ...

s in the area when it was first settled. It was gazetted as a locality in 1959.

Geography

The

North Esk River The North Esk River is a major perennial river located in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia. Location and features It is one of the tributaries of the Tamar River together with the South Esk River. It starts in the Northallerton Valle ...

passes through the north-east corner and forms most of the northern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C401 route (Blessington Road) enters from the north-west and runs through the locality and town before exiting to the south-east. The C412 route (White Hills Road) starts at an intersection with C401 in the north-west and exits to the south-west. The C414 route (Sawpit Hill Road) starts at an intersection with C401 in the south-east and exits to the south-east.

References

Launceston, Tasmania Localities of Northern Midlands Council Localities of City of Launceston Towns in Tasmania {{NorthernMidlands-geo-stub