Latrobe, Tasmania

Latrobe
Tasmania
Latrobe; Tasmania
	Mersey Community Hospital as seen from Perrin Court, 2007
	Latrobe
Coordinates	41°14′S 146°45′E / 41.233°S 146.750°E
Population	4,169 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7307
Location	11 km (7 mi) from Devonport ; 43 km (27 mi) from Deloraine ; 82 km (51 mi) from Launceston ;
LGA(s)	Latrobe Council
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon

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.^[2] 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.

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Latrobe (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Latrobe (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2011.