Newnham, Tasmania

{{short description|Suburb of Launceston, Tasmania}}

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

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

{{Infobox Australian place| type = suburb

| name = Newnham

| city = Launceston

| state = tas

| coordinates={{Coord|-41.3876|147.1169|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}}

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 13

| image =

| caption =

| lga = City of Launceston

| postcode = 7248

| est =

| pop = 6453

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes={{cite web |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60447?opendocument |title=2016 Census Quick Stats Newnham (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 = Dilston

| near-n = Rocherlea

| near-ne = Rocherlea

| near-w = Tamar River

| near-e = Mayfield

| near-sw = Tamar River

| near-s = Tamar River

| near-se = Mowbray

}}

Newnham 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 6453 for the state suburb of Newnham.

It is a suburb of Launceston. Newnham is located on the East Tamar Highway, on the eastern side of the Tamar River.

The University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College and TasTAFE have a campus in Newnham. Mowbray Indoor Sport 'n' Skate is also located in this area.

==History==

Newnham was gazetted as a locality in 1963.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Newnham |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021 |at=Select “Search”, enter "374L", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”}}

The suburb was nearly named "Mowbray Heights" in 1961, but this was not gazetted.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/ |title=Home |website=placenames.tas.gov.au}}