Prospect Vale, Tasmania

Prospect Vale
LauncestonTasmania
Prospect Vale is located in Tasmania
Prospect Vale
Prospect Vale
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Coordinates41°28′31″S 147°07′04″E / 41.4753°S 147.1178°E / -41.4753; 147.1178
Population5,067 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7250
Location7 km (4 mi) SW of Launceston
LGA(s)Meander Valley Council
RegionLaunceston
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Suburbs around Prospect Vale:
Blackstone Heights Summerhill Summerhill
Travellers Rest Prospect Vale Prospect
Longford Longford Youngtown

Prospect Vale is a rural/residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Launceston (1%) and Meander Valley (99%) in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-west of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 5067 for the state suburb of Prospect Vale.[1] It is a small suburb of Greater Launceston. Prospect Vale has a small shopping centre, Prospect Vale Marketplace, containing a Woolworths supermarket and a small industrial park lies within its boundaries. Sporting grounds include the St Patrick's Old Collegians Football Club Oval, who compete in the Northern Tasmania Football Association.

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Prospect Vale (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.