Mayfield, Tasmania

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place| type = suburb

| name = Mayfield

| city = Launceston

| state = tas

| coordinates={{Coord|-41.3895|147.1309|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}}

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 14

| image =

| caption =

| lga = City of Launceston

| postcode = 7248

| est =

| pop = 1454

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes={{cite web |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60385?opendocument |title=2016 Census Quick Stats Mayfield (Tas.) |author= |date=23 October 2017 |website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=2 April 2021 |quote=}}

| area =

| stategov = Bass

| fedgov = Bass

| region = Launceston

| location1 = Launceston

| dist1 = 7

| dir1 = N

| near-nw = Newnham

| near-n = Rocherlea

| near-ne = Rocherlea

| near-w = Newnham

| near-e = Rocherlea

| near-sw = Newnham

| near-s = Mowbray

| near-se = Mowbray

}}

Mayfield is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about {{convert|7|km}} north of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1454 for the state suburb of Mayfield.

It is a state suburb in Tasmania. It is located north of Launceston.

7% of Mayfield residents are Indigenous peoples, and 20% are foreign born. Local employment is primarily in service industries, such as restaurants and groceries.

==History==

Mayfield was gazetted as a locality in 1963. The area was previously a property called “Mayfield Estate”.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Mayfield |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021 |at=Select “Search”, enter "4800R", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”}}

Geography

The Bell Bay Railway Line marks the north-eastern boundary.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Mayfield+TAS+7248/@-41.3870754,147.1300946,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa70a7f70a0df5c5:0x503c94dd0de19b0!8m2!3d-41.389544!4d147.13095 |title=Mayfield, Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021}}

==Road infrastructure==

Route B81 (George Town Road) passes to the west. From there, several streets provide access to the locality.{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author= |date=May 2017 |website= |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=2 April 2021 |quote=}}

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