Waverley, Tasmania

Waverley is a suburb of Launceston, in the north of Tasmania, Australia.

Waverley
Launceston, Tasmania
Population1,501 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7250
Location4 km (2 mi) from Launceston
LGA(s)City of Launceston
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal Division(s)Bass
Suburbs around Waverley:
Ravenswood Ravenswood
Newstead Waverley
St Leonards St Leonards

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.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Waverley (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. "WAVERLEY WOOLLEN MILLS". The Daily Telegraph. Launceston, Tas. 22 December 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 14 December 2015 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Burgess, Julian; Launceston Library. Friends (2009), The outcome of enterprise : Launceston's Waverley Woollen Mills, Friends of the Library, Launceston, ISBN 978-0-9775462-2-0


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