Punchbowl, Tasmania

Punchbowl
Launceston, Tasmania

Punchbowl

Coordinates

41°27′25″S 147°9′54″E / 41.45694°S 147.16500°E

Population

491 (SAL 2021)^[1]

Postcode(s)

7249

Location

4 km (2 mi) SE of Launceston

Suburbs around Punchbowl:
Newstead	Newstead	Newstead
South Launceston	Punchbowl	Norwood
Kings Meadows	Kings Meadows	Kings Meadows

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.

History

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

Geography

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

Road infrastructure

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

References

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^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Punchbowl (Tas.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Punchbowl (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Punchbowl". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "3985H", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "Punchbowl, 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.

v t e Suburbs of Launceston, Tasmania
City of Launceston	Dilston East Launceston Invermay Kings Meadows Launceston Mayfield Mowbray Newnham Newstead Norwood Prospect Punchbowl Ravenswood Rocherlea South Launceston St Leonards Summerhill Trevallyn Waverley West Launceston Youngtown
Meander Valley Council	Blackstone Heights Prospect Vale
West Tamar Council	Riverside
Minor and abolished suburbs	Alanvale Elphin Franklin Village Glen Dhu Inveresk Killafaddy Marrawaylee (West Riverside) Mowbray Heights Sandhill Sandhill (Sixways) Tenalga (North Riverside) Vermont