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.
| Rocherlea Launceston, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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History
editRocherlea 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
editAlmost all of the boundaries are survey lines.[4]
Road infrastructure
editRoute B81 (Lilydale Road) runs through from west to north.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ 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.
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