Latrobe Tasmania | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°14′S 146°45′E / 41.233°S 146.750°E | ||||||||
Population | 4,169 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7307 | ||||||||
Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Latrobe Council | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||
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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.