Myrtle Bank, 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 Myrtle Bank, in the Launceston City Council local government area.
| Locality | Myrtle Bank |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Launceston City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.28358 |
| Longitude | 147.3606 |
| Population | 36 |
| Density | 1.3 /km² |
| Area | 28.1 km² |
| Elevation | 515 m |
| Postcode | 7259 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 178 km north |
Myrtle Bank is a locality in the Launceston City Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 36. The locality covers an area of 28.1 km², giving a population density of about 1.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 515 m above sea level. It lies approximately 178 km north of Hobart. Myrtle Bank is located at 41.2836°S, 147.3606°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7259. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Myrtle Bank lies in a gentle embrace of rolling hills, where the rich, dark earth, often damp with Tasmania's characteristic mist, gives way to a patchwork of emerald pastures and the deeper greens of scattered woodlands. It lies 24.9 km north-east of Launceston, TAS (from Launceston, TAS: bearing 48°T), and is situated 13.8 km east-south-east of Lilydale. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the distant perfume of eucalypts and, on clearer days, the faint saline whisper from the coast. Creeks, sometimes barely more than glistening threads after a dry spell, carve their way through the terrain, their banks often fringed with hardy native grasses and the occasional flowering bush. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, has a soft, diffused quality, bathing the landscape in a warm, honeyed glow that seems to linger, as if reluctant to surrender to the encroaching twilight.
The history of Myrtle Bank is a quiet unfolding, deeply entwined with the agricultural promise of this fertile pocket of land. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons and the steady work of farming and grazing, with sheep and cattle dotting the paddocks like scattered white and brown pebbles. The local economy remains anchored to the land, with dairy herds a common sight and the occasional small orchard adding splashes of colour to the landscape. While not a centre of grand industry, Myrtle Bank possesses a distinct character, a sense of enduring practicality and a deep-rooted connection to the soil that has sustained its inhabitants for so long. It’s a place where the stories are often told in the weathered faces of its people and the quiet hum of machinery working the fields under a vast Tasmanian sky.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Myrtle Bank, 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 Myrtle Bank, in the Launceston City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Myrtle Bank includes the postcode (7259), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Launceston City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Myrtle Bank 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. |