Waverley, Tasmania
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.
It is a suburb of Launceston.
It is an eastern suburb; the location of Waverley Woollen Mills, 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
Waverley was gazetted as a locality in 1956.
Geography
Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.
Road infrastructure
Route A3 (Tasman Highway) runs through from south to west.
References
- ^ "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
- ^ "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.
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| City of Launceston |  | |
| Meander Valley Council | ||
| West Tamar Council | ||
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