West Launceston TAS 7250

Living Here

West Launceston is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 4,316 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,468 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the West Launceston statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: West Launceston itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 26 schools

  • West Launceston Primary School
  • Sacred Heart Catholic School (Launceston)
  • Glen Dhu Primary School
  • John Calvin School
  • Launceston College
  • Summerdale Primary School
  • Trevallyn Primary School
  • St Patrick's College
  • East Launceston Primary School
  • ECIS Launceston

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• 127 cafés & restaurants

  • Basin cafe
  • Cafe on Frankland
  • Cuccina
  • Dynasty Chinese Restaurant
  • Café To Go
  • Aroma's Fine Foods & News
  • The Gorge Restaurant
  • Kings Bridge Bar & Restaurant
  • Flying Sparrow
  • Kosaten

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• 15 supermarkets

  • IGA
  • Coles
  • Eumarrah
  • Woolworths
  • Tasmanian Hazara Market
  • IGA
  • Organic Grocery Store - Goodfoods at Kings
  • The Trevallyn Grocer On The Hill
  • No Frills Foodmarket
  • Wentworth Store

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• 37 parks

  • Salisbury Crescent Park
  • Arbour Park
  • Ockerby Gardens
  • Springvale Place Park
  • Brickfields Reserve
  • Coronation Park
  • Clinton Court Park
  • Rene Road Reserve
  • Kings Park
  • West Launceston Community Park

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• 1 Catholic church

  • Church of the Apostles
• 10 pharmacies

  • Fitzpatrick's Pharmacy
  • Chemist Warehouse
  • Priceline Pharmacy
  • Olde Tudor Pharmacy
  • Chemists' Own Trevallyn Pharmacy
  • Launceston City Capital Chemist
  • Meadow Mews Pharmacy
  • TerryWhite Chemmart
  • HealthWise Pharmacy
  • Chemist Warehouse
• 2 doctors & medical clinics

  • The Eye Hospital
  • East Launceston Medical Centre
• 3 hospitals

  • Launceston General Hospital
  • St Vincents Hospital
  • Calvary - St Luke's Hospital
• 3 vets

  • Kings Meadows Veterinary Clinic
  • The Riverside Vet
  • Mowbray Veterinary Clinic
• 2 libraries

  • Launceston Library
  • Ravenswood Library
• 9 post offices

  • Launceston D.C
  • Morty's Newsagency - Wellington Street LPO
  • Launceston Post Office
  • Trevallyn Post Office
  • Newstead LPO
  • Kings Meadows Post Shop
  • Invermay Licensed Post Office
  • Australia Post
  • Norwood Newsagency & Post Office
• 15 service stations

  • Top Drop Service Station
  • Shell
  • Ampol
  • Mood Food Grand Central
  • United
  • Shell
  • BP
  • EG Australia
  • Shell
  • Shell

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• 16 gyms & sports centres

  • West Launceston Bowls Club
  • Zap fitness
  • Tamar Rowing Club
  • Horse Riding Area
  • Fernwood Gym
  • Launceston PCYC
  • Launceston Aquatic
  • Tasmanian Institute Of Sport
  • Silverdome
  • Launceston Tennis Centre

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• 4 golf clubs

  • Launceston Golf Course
  • Country Club Tasmania / Prospect Vale Golf Club
  • Riverside Golf Course (Tasmania)
  • Mowbray Golf Course
• 1 playground

  • Road Safety Centre
• 1 dog park

  • Off leash area
• 5 bakeries

  • The Cheesecake Shop
  • Banjo's Bakery Cafe
  • Trevallyn Bakery
  • Banjo's Bakery Cafe
  • Elphin Continental Cakes
• 1 butcher

  • Casalinga
• 5 hardware stores

  • Tool Kit Depot
  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Becks Home Timber & Hardware
  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Total Tools
• 4 hairdressers

  • Tasmania Master Barber
  • Kingsway Barber
  • Cheveux Hair and Beauty
  • Chic Hair
• 3 beauty salons

  • Mojjatchi
  • Sally's Nails
  • Zen Beauty
• 5 mechanics

  • Beechey's Service Centre
  • Webster Trucks
  • Cooper Automotive
  • O'Brien AutoGlass
  • Grant Russell & Co
• 1 electrician

  • Tones Electrical
• 30 places to stay

  • BIG4 Launceston Holiday Park
  • Auldington
  • ART Hotel on York
  • Leisure Inn Penny Royal Hotel & Apartments
  • Hotel Charles
  • The Sportsman's Hall
  • Village Family Motor Inn
  • Quality Hotel Colonial Launceston
  • Hideaway on George
  • Olde Tudor Motor Inn

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Getting around. Tram stop: Top Station, 1.1 km north-west · Bus interchange: Launceston Regional Transit Centre, 2.2 km north · Ferry wharf: Cataract Cruises, 2 km north · Airport: Launceston Airport, 12 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 37.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 66.4%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

49,111 bird observations recorded near West Launceston — most often seen:

• Eurasian Blackbird (3,660)
• Tasmanian Native-hen (2,690)
• Common Starling (2,413)
• Superb Fairy-wren (2,286)
• House Sparrow (2,266)
• Spotted Turtle-dove (2,185)
• Masked Lapwing (2,061)
• Forest Raven (1,976)
• Grey Fantail (1,865)
• Brown Thornbill (1,814)
• Eurasian Coot (1,672)
• Black Swan (1,636)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,603)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to West Launceston:

• Summerhill (1.5 km)
• South Launceston (1.5 km)
• Prospect (1.8 km)
• Launceston (1.8 km)
• East Launceston (2.3 km)
• Trevallyn (2.6 km)
• Punchbowl (2.8 km)
• Newstead (2.8 km)

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