Punchbowl, Tasmania
Suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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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.
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| Coordinates: 41°27′25″S 147°9′54″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston | ||||||||||||
| City | Launceston | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 491 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7249 | ||||||||||||
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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]
