Evandale, Tasmania

Evandale
Tasmania
St. Andrews Church, Evandale
Evandale is located in Tasmania
Evandale
Evandale
Coordinates41°34′13″S 147°14′48″E / 41.570171°S 147.246680°E / -41.570171; 147.246680
Population1,345 (2016 census)[1]
Established1809
Postcode(s)7212
Location
LGA(s)Northern Midlands Council
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons

Evandale is an historic town in northern Tasmania, Australia. It sits on the banks of the South Esk River, 18 km south of Launceston. Named after early colonial explorer and Surveyor-General George Evans, the town is famous for its late-Georgian and early-Victorian buildings with relatively untouched streetscape, a popular Sunday market and as a host to the annual national Penny Farthing Bicycle Championships.[2] At the 2016 census, Evandale had a population of 1,345.[1]

Evandale hosts a primary school, churches, parks, pubs, shops and a fire station. Nearby locations include Nile, Deddington and Perth.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Evandale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Cyclist takes out fifth Penny Farthing championship". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 February 2007. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2007.