Lefroy, Tasmania

Lefroy is a rural locality in the local government area of George Town in the Launceston region of Tasmania. It is located about north of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 76 for the state suburb of Lefroy.

History

Originally known as Nine Mile Springs, the locality was named for Sir John Henry Lefroy, the Administrator of Tasmania in 1880. Lefroy was gazetted as a locality in 1967.

Geography

The Curries River forms the western boundary.

Road infrastructure

The B82 route follows part of the southern boundary. Route C807 starts from an intersection with B82 and runs north through the locality and village before exiting in the north-west. Route C808 starts from an intersection with B82 and runs north-west to the village, where it intersects with C807.