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Prospect Vale
LauncestonTasmania
Prospect Vale is located in Tasmania
Prospect Vale
Prospect Vale
Location in Tasmania
Population 5,067 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 7250
Location 7 km (4 mi) SW of Launceston
LGA(s) Meander Valley Council
Region Launceston
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 provides a population of 5067 for the state suburb of Prospect Vale. 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.

Road infrastructure

National Route 1 (Bass Highway) runs through from south-east to south-west.

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