South Launceston


South Launceston is a residential locality in the local government area of Launceston in the Launceston [LGA Region|Launceston] LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Launceston. The 2016 [Australian census|2016 census] recorded a population of 4592 for the state suburb of South Launceston.
It is a suburb of Launceston, and also contains the minor suburbs of Glen Dhu and Sandhill.

History

South Launceston is a confirmed locality.
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.

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 runs through from south-west to north.