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Pipers River, Tasmania

Pipers River
Tasmania
Pipers River is located in Tasmania
Pipers River
Pipers River
Coordinates 41°06′S 147°05′E / 41.100°S 147.083°E / -41.100; 147.083Coordinates: 41°06′S 147°05′E / 41.100°S 147.083°E / -41.100; 147.083
Population 426 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 7252
LGA(s) City of Launceston
State electorate(s) Bass
Federal Division(s) Bass

Pipers River is a small township on the river of the same name in the north of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2016 census, Pipers River had a population of 426.

There is a tennis court, general store/takeaway, a fire station, church and cemetery. Pipers River Road serves as a thoroughfare connecting Launceston to the Bridport Highway. The road is sealed and well developed; however, there are many sharp corners, particularly around Karoola.

Piper's River Post Office opened on 6 April 1865. It was renamed Piper's River Upper in 1870 and Piper's River in 1887.


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