Waverley, Tasmania
Suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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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.
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston | ||||||||||||
| City | Launceston | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,501 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7250 | ||||||||||||
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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
Waverley was gazetted as a locality in 1956.[4]
Geography
Almost all of the boundaries are survey lines.[5]
Road infrastructure
Route A3 (Tasman Highway) runs through from south to west.[4][6]
