South Launceston Launceston, Tasmania |
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Population | 4,446 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7249 | ||||||||||||
Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Launceston | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Launceston | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||
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South Launceston is a suburb of Launceston in the Australian state of Tasmania, it also contains the minor suburbs of Glen Dhu and Sandhill (Five Ways).
It started life as a small place called Galvin Town, by the 1890s it was included in Launceston as the suburb South Launceston. In 1906 South Launceston grew to include Sandhill.
Coordinates: 41°27′19″S 147°09′04″E / 41.45528°S 147.15111°E