Pipers River is a rural residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of George Town (98%) and Launceston (2%) in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of the town of George Town. The 2016 census recorded a population of 426 for the state suburb of Pipers River. It is a small township on the river of the same name in the north of Tasmania.