Perth, Tasmania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Perth, in the Northern Midlands Council local government area.
| Locality | Perth |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Midlands Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.60233 |
| Longitude | 147.19914 |
| Population | 2,907 |
| Density | 40.1 /km² |
| Area | 72.5 km² |
| Elevation | 165 m |
| Postcode | 7300 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 143 km north |
Perth is a locality in the Northern Midlands Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,907. The locality covers an area of 72.5 km², giving a population density of about 40.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 165 m above sea level. It lies approximately 143 km north of Hobart. Perth is located at 41.6023°S, 147.1991°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7300. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Perth rests in the soft embrace of Tasmania's Northern Midlands, a landscape where rolling hills, tinged with the ochre of well-worked earth, meet the sky in a gentle, unbroken curve. It lies 19.4 km south-south-east of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 165°T), and is situated 15.0 km south-south-east of Prospect Vale. The air here carries the clean scent of pasture and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wildflowers that bloom with determined colour in the spring. Fields of emerald green, punctuated by the darker, more robust shapes of gum trees, stretch towards the horizon, their surfaces rippling like a vast, textured blanket under the ever-shifting Tasmanian light. The land itself feels ancient and patient, a silent observer of the seasons and the lives that unfold upon it, and the quiet hum of insects in the long grass forms the constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to the day.
This is a place shaped by the enduring legacy of farming, where generations have coaxed sustenance from the fertile soil, a tradition that underpins the very character of Perth. The local economy, long tied to the cycles of agriculture and grazing, continues to thrive on the bounty of the land, with sheep dotting the paddocks like scattered clouds. History whispers from the weathered stone walls and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the town's centre, remnants of a colonial past that laid the foundations for the community. Perth is a place where the past is not so much a memory as a living presence, woven into the fabric of its streets and the quiet pride of its inhabitants, who understand the deep connection between their lives and the enduring spirit of the Northern Midlands.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Perth, Tasmania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Perth, in the Northern Midlands Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Perth includes the postcode (7300), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Northern Midlands Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Perth is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |