Turners Marsh is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 254 for the state suburb of Turners Marsh.[1]
| Turners Marsh Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Turners Marsh | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°18′19″S 147°07′18″E / 41.3052°S 147.1216°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 254 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7267 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 19 km (12 mi) N of Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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History
editTurners Marsh was gazetted as a locality in 1963. The original European name for this area was “Mountgarrets Lagoon”.[2]
Geography
editThe boundaries consist primarily of survey lines. The Bell Bay Railway Line follows the south-western boundary.[3]
Road infrastructure
editRoute B83 (Pipers River Road) passes through from south to north.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Turners Marsh (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Turners Marsh". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "440X", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Turners Marsh, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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