Rocherlea, Tasmania

Rocherlea
Launceston, Tasmania

Rocherlea

Coordinates

41°22′41″S 147°08′08″E / 41.3780°S 147.1355°E

Population

1,081 (2016 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)

7248

Location

9 km (6 mi) N of Launceston

Suburbs around Rocherlea:
Dilston	Underwood	Pipers River
Newnham	Rocherlea	Nunamara
Mowbray	Mayfield	Nunamara

Rocherlea is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1081 for the state suburb of Rocherlea.^[1] It is a northern suburb of Launceston, about ten minutes drive from the Launceston CBD and on the way to Lilydale. It has a community centre, church and op shop.

History

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Rocherlea was gazetted as a locality in 1963.^[2]

The suburb was named after the Town Clerk's family "Rocher" and was originally referred to as "Rocher's Lane" before being officially gazetted as Rocherlea in 1963.^[3]

Geography

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

Road infrastructure

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Route B81 (Lilydale Road) runs through from west to north.^[2]^[5]

References

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^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Rocherlea (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Rocherlea". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "414R", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "Home". placenames.tas.gov.au.
^ "Rocherlea, 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

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