Launceston
Launceston is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the River Tamar (kanamaluka).
Launceston is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the River Tamar (kanamaluka). As of 2021, the Launceston urban area has a population of 90,953. Launceston is the second most populous city in Tasmania after the state capital, Hobart. As of 2020, Launceston is the 18th largest city in Australia. Launceston is the fifth-largest inland city and the ninth-largest non-capital city in Australia. Launceston is regarded as the most livable regional city, and was one of the most popular regional cities to move to in Australia from 2020 to 2021. Launceston was named Australian Town of the Year in 2022.
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Worth seeing in and around 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.
1.9 km · stadium in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Trevallyn Dam
The Trevallyn Dam is a gravity dam across the South Esk River in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Completed in 1955, the resultant reservoir, Lake Trevallyn, was established for the purpose of generating hydroelectricity within the northern Midlands and West Tamar region.
4.9 km · dam in Australia · Wikipedia - 03NTCA 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.
1.5 km · cricket ground in Australia · Wikipedia - 04City 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.
1.1 km · park in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia · 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 km · museum and art gallery in Launceston, Tasmania · Wikipedia - 06King'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.
1.5 km · heritage place located at , Launceston, Launceston City Council, Tasmania · Wikipedia - 07Silverdome
The Silverdome is an indoor sporting and entertainment venue located in Launceston, Tasmania. The capacity of the venue is 5,000.
3.7 km · velodrome in Launceston, Tasmania · Wikipedia - 08Holyman House
Holyman House is an Art Deco building in the central business district of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. The building was designed by H. S. East and Roy Sharrington Smith architects, of Launceston, with Clive Steele, of Melbourne, as consulting engineer.
800 m · art deco building in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia · Wikipedia - 09Albert 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.
1.1 km · concert hall and convention centre in Launceston, Tasmania · Wikipedia - 10Launceston 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.
1.2 km · building in Australia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Launceston
- Airports
- Hobart (HBA), 158 km
- Hobart (Cambridge) → Launceston158 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · A$23–31
- Geelong/Melbourne → Launceston440 km · quickest by road, 14h 8m · A$75–100
- Melbourne → Launceston444 km · quickest by road, 14h 3m · A$75–95
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No local-transport research exists yet for 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 Launceston. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Launceston – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Launceston
- Hadspentown in Tasmania, Australia9.2 km
- Summerhillsuburb of Launceston, Tasmania4.5 km
- West Launcestonsuburb of Launceston, Tasmania1.7 km
- Invermaysuburb of Launceston, Tasmania2.5 km
- East Launcestonsuburb of Launceston, Tasmania500 m
- Newsteadsuburb of Launceston, Tasmania1.3 km