Kings Meadows
Suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Kings Meadows is a 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) south of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census has a population of 3670 for the state suburb of Kings Meadows.[1] It is a suburb in the south of Launceston. Kings Meadows is located in the floor of a shallow valley, roughly 70 m above sea level, which drains NE towards the small suburb of Punchbowl. Main access to the suburb from the CBD is from Hobart Road via the minor suburb of South Launceston. Kings Meadows High School is located in this suburb.
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View south down Hobart Road through Kings Meadows | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 41°28′14″S 147°09′47″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston | ||||||||||||
| City | Launceston | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,670 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7249 | ||||||||||||
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History
Geography
The Midland Highway (National Route 1) follows most of the western boundary, and Kings Meadows Link (Route C403) follows part of the southern boundary.[4]