East Launceston
East Launceston is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of 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%. It is a suburb of Launceston.
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Worth seeing in and around East Launceston
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01York Park
York Park is an oval-shaped stadium located in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. The stadium is primarily used for Australian rules football: it hosts regular matches in the Australian Football League and is the home ground of the North Launceston Football Club in the Tasmanian State League.
2.1 km · stadium in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia · Wikipedia - 02NTCA Ground
The North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, better known as the NTCA Ground, is the oldest first-class cricket ground in Australia. It is a multi-use sports venue situated in Launceston, Australia.
1.4 km · cricket ground in Australia · Wikipedia - 03City Park
Launceston City Park is a park in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Established in the 1820s by the Launceston Horticultural Society and handed over to the Launceston City Council in 1863.
1.2 km · park in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia · Wikipedia - 04King's Bridge
King's Bridge is a wrought-iron bridge crossing the South Esk River at the mouth of the Cataract Gorge in Launceston, Tasmania. Construction of the bridge began in 1864.
2 km · heritage place located at , Launceston, Launceston City Council, Tasmania · Wikipedia - 05Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
The Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery is a museum located in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest museum in Australia not located in a capital city.
1.5 km · museum and art gallery in Launceston, Tasmania · Wikipedia - 06Silverdome
The Silverdome is an indoor sporting and entertainment venue located in Launceston, Tasmania. The capacity of the venue is 5,000.
3.8 km · velodrome in Launceston, Tasmania · Wikipedia - 07Albert Hall
The Albert Hall is a convention centre in Launceston, Tasmania in the style of high Victorian architecture, first opened as the main structure for the Tasmanian Industrial exhibition which ran from 25 November 1891 to 22 March 1892. It is located on the corner of Tamar Street and Cimitiere Street.
1.3 km · concert hall and convention centre in Launceston, Tasmania · Wikipedia - 08Launceston Gasworks
The Launceston Gasworks is a former industrial site located in the CBD of Launceston, Tasmania. The site was the principal supplier of gas to the City of Launceston before the importation of LPG in the 1970s.
1.4 km · building in Australia · Wikipedia - 09Newstead College
Newstead College is a government comprehensive senior secondary school located in Newstead, a suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1997, the college caters for approximately 500 students in Years 10, 11 and 12.
1.2 km · government comprehensive senior college in Australia · Wikipedia - 10Victoria Bridge, Launceston
The Victoria Bridge in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia carries Tamar Street across the North Esk River. Also known as the Tamar Street Bridge, the original 500 feet timber bridge opened on 10 January 1899.
1.6 km · bridge in Launceston, Tasmania · Wikipedia
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Getting to East Launceston
- Airports
- Hobart (HBA), 158 km
- Hobart (Cambridge) → East Launceston158 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · A$23–31
- Geelong/Melbourne → East Launceston440 km · quickest by road, 14h 10m · A$75–100
- Melbourne → East Launceston444 km · quickest by road, 14h 4m · A$75–100
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No local-transport research exists yet for East Launceston
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for East Launceston. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to East Launceston
- Launcestoncity in the north of Tasmania, Australia1.1 km
- West Launcestonsuburb of Launceston, Tasmania2.1 km
- Newsteadsuburb of Launceston, Tasmania900 m
- Invermaysuburb of Launceston, Tasmania2.8 km