TAS · Launceston Council
Kings Meadows, TAS, 7249
Current weather
12.7°CPartly cloudy
86% humidity · 15 km/h wind · 13.1° / 10.1° today · 5.5 mm rain
Desirability index
#61 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Kings Meadows is a smaller suburban community in the Launceston area, home to around 4,359 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $440, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Metro Tasmania stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,359
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,306
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 118 of 1,889
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,365
- Employment rate
- 57.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 118 / 93 / 186
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $440
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 19
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 963
- Kings Meadows High SchoolSecondary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
27 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 12, No.71 Hobart Rd
- Stop 13, No.111 Hobart Rd
- Stop 14, No.139 Hobart Rd
- Stop 15, No.165 Hobart Rd
- Stop 16, Opp. No.172 Hobart Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Between Dolerite Drive roundabout and Connector Park roundabout, Kings MeadowsKings Meadows Link17 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
79 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- ANZATM
- Bendigo BankATM
- Commonwealth BankATM
- NABATM
- Redi ATMATM
- RediATMATM
- WestpacATM
- Banjo's Bakery CafeBakery
- Bendigo BankBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
6 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Janet St ParkPark
- Kings Meadows Play ParkPark
- Machens ReservePark
- Nunamina Avenue ReservePark
- Southgate Drive ParkPark
- Warwick Place ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- HealthWise Pharmacypharmacy
- Meadow Mews Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- House22 GASCOYNE ST, KINGS MEADOWS, 7249Permanently Registered
- House and garden24 GASCOYNE ST, KINGS MEADOWS, 7249Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 17
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 65.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #61 among Metro Hobart suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Househeritage22 GASCOYNE ST, KINGS MEADOWS, 7249Permanently Registered
- House and gardenheritage24 GASCOYNE ST, KINGS MEADOWS, 7249Permanently Registered
- HealthWise Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Meadow Mews Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Janet St Parkgovernmentpark
- Kings Meadows Play Parkgovernmentpark
- Machens Reservegovernmentpark
- Nunamina Avenue Reservegovernmentpark
- Southgate Drive Parkgovernmentpark
- Warwick Place Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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