Latrobe, Tasmania

Latrobe
Tasmania
Mersey Community Hospital as seen from Perrin Court, 2007
Latrobe is located in Tasmania
Latrobe
Latrobe
Coordinates41°14′S 146°45′E / 41.233°S 146.750°E / -41.233; 146.750
Population4,169 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7307
Elevation52 m (171 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Latrobe Council
State electorate(s)Braddon
Federal division(s)Braddon
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2]
17.1 °C
63 °F
8.4 °C
47 °F
766.8 mm
30.2 in

Latrobe is a town in northern Tasmania, Australia on the Mersey River. It is 8 km south-east of Devonport on the Bass Highway. It is the main centre of the Latrobe Council. At the 2006 census, Latrobe had a population of 2,843.[3] By the 2016 census, this had increased to 4,169.[1] The locality is in the Latrobe Council area, but with a mere 0.1% in the Kentish Council LGA.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Latrobe (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Devonport Airport Climate Statistics (1962-2024) (nearest AWS)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Latrobe (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2011.