title: Summerhill, Tasmania
text: # Summerhill, Tasmania
  
  Summerhill is a residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Launceston (96%) and Meander Valley (4%) in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 3135 for the state suburb of Summerhill. It is a suburb of Launceston.
  
  Summerhill is primarily a residential suburb and is home to Summerdale Primary School.
  
  ## History
  
  Summerhill was gazetted as a locality in 1963.
  
  The area was officially gazetted as "Summerdale" in 1957, but this appears to have been a mistake, as it had been known as "Summerhill" for up to a century beforehand. A regazzetting in 1963 officially named it "Summerhill". Despite this, the name of the school has not changed.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The South Esk River forms the north-western boundary.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  National Route 1 (Midland Highway) passes to the east. From there, several roads provide access to the locality.
  
  