Waverley, Tasmania
| Waverley Launceston, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 41°26′04″S 147°11′25″E / 41.4345°S 147.1904°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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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.
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.
History
[edit]Waverley was gazetted as a locality in 1956.[4]
Geography
[edit]Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.[5]
Road infrastructure
[edit]Route A3 (Tasman Highway) runs through from south to west.[4][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Waverley (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "WAVERLEY WOOLLEN MILLS". The Daily Telegraph. Launceston, Tas. 22 December 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 14 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Burgess, Julian; Launceston Library. Friends (2009), The outcome of enterprise : Launceston's Waverley Woollen Mills, Friends of the Library, Launceston, ISBN 978-0-9775462-2-0
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Waverley". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2532T", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Waverley, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
 Suburbs of Launceston, Tasmania | ||
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| City of Launceston |  | |
| Meander Valley Council | ||
| West Tamar Council | ||
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