Mount Direction
Tasmania
Mount Direction is located in Tasmania
Mount Direction
Mount Direction
Coordinates41°14′09″S 147°01′18″E / 41.2357°S 147.0218°E / -41.2357; 147.0218
Population246 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7252
Location27 km (17 mi) NW of Launceston
LGA(s)Launceston, George Town
RegionLaunceston, North-east
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass
Localities around Mount Direction:
Long Reach Pipers River Pipers River
Hillwood Mount Direction Karoola
Tamar River Swan Bay Turners Marsh

Mount Direction is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of Launceston and George Town, in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of the town of Launceston. The Tamar River forms a small section of the south-western boundary.[2] The 2016 census determined a population of 246 for the state suburb of Mount Direction.[1]

Road infrastructure

The C809 route (Dalrymple Road) intersects with the East Tamar Highway in the south-west of the locality, passing through from south to north and providing access to many other localities.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Mount Direction (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. Google (20 December 2018). "Mount Direction, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. "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 December 2018.


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