Glengarry Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°19′47″S 146°52′44″E / 41.32972°S 146.87889°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 525 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 26 km (16 mi) SE of Beaconsfield | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | West Tamar | ||||||||||||||
Region | Launceston | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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Glengarry is a rural locality in the local government area of West Tamar in the Launceston region of Tasmania. The locality is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census has a population of 525 for the state suburb of Glengarry.[1]
Glengarry Post Office opened on 1 December 1878.[2] The name is Scottish in origin. Glengarry was gazetted as a locality in 1966.[3]
The Supply River forms part of the northern boundary. Tunks Creek, a tributary of the Supply River, flows through from south to north.[4]
Route B71 (Frankford Road) passes through from north-east to south-west. Route C716 (Lamont Road) starts at an intersection with B71 and runs north-west until it exits. Route C718 (Glengarry Road) starts at an intersection with B71 and runs north until it exits.[3][5]