Waverley, Tasmania
Suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waverley is a rural/residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1501 for the state suburb of Waverley.[1] It is a suburb of Launceston.
| Waverley Launceston, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Waverley | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 41°26′04″S 147°11′25″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,501 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7250 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 5 km (3 mi) E of Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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It is an eastern suburb; the location of Waverley Woollen Mills,[2][3] and the Waverley primary school.
It is the first suburb to pass through when visiting Launceston from the east coast via the Tasman Highway.
Waverley was gazetted as a locality in 1956.[4]
Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.[5]
Route A3 (Tasman Highway) runs through from south to west.[4][6]
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