Summerhill, Tasmania


Summerhill is a residential locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Meander Valley in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 3135 for the state suburb of Summerhill.
It is a suburb of Launceston.
Summerhill is primarily a residential suburb and is home to Summerdale Primary School.

History

Summerhill was gazetted as a locality in 1963.
The area was officially gazetted as "Summerdale" in 1957, but this appears to have been a mistake, as it had been known as "Summerhill" for up to a century beforehand. A regazzetting in 1963 officially named it "Summerhill". Despite this, the name of the school has not changed.

Geography

The South Esk River forms the north-western boundary.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 passes to the east. From there, several roads provide access to the locality.