Punchbowl, Tasmania

Punchbowl is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-east of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 463 for the state suburb of Punchbowl.[2] It is a very small suburb of Launceston.

Punchbowl
Launceston, Tasmania
Punchbowl is located in Tasmania
Punchbowl
Punchbowl
Coordinates41°27′25″S 147°9′54″E
Population491 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)7249
Location4 km (2 mi) SE of Launceston
LGA(s)City of Launceston
RegionLaunceston
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass
Suburbs around Punchbowl:
Newstead Newstead Newstead
South Launceston Punchbowl Norwood
Kings Meadows Kings Meadows Kings Meadows

History

Punchbowl was gazetted as a locality in 1963. The name was changed from “Punch Bowl” in 1999.[3]

Geography

Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.[4]

Road infrastructure

An unnumbered route (Hobart Road) passes to the west. From there, Punchbowl Road provides access to the locality.[3][5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Punchbowl (Tas.) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. "Placenames Tasmania – Punchbowl". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "3985H", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. Google (2 April 2021). "Punchbowl, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. "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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