The locality is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the town of Launceston.

The 2016 census recorded a population of 4592 for the state suburb of South Launceston.

[2] It started life as a small place called Galvin Town;[3] by the 1890s it was included in Launceston as the suburb South Launceston.

In 1906 South Launceston grew to include Sandhill.

[4] National Route 1 (Midland Highway) runs through from south-west to north.