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Kellevie

Coordinates: 42°46′00″S 147°48′00″E / 42.7667°S 147.8000°E / -42.7667; 147.8000
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Kellevie
Tasmania
Kellevie is located in Tasmania
Kellevie
Kellevie
Coordinates42°46′00″S 147°48′00″E / 42.7667°S 147.8000°E / -42.7667; 147.8000
Population164 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7176
Location28 km (17 mi) E of Sorell
LGA(s)Sorell
RegionSouth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Kellevie:
Nugent Buckland Rheban
Nugent Kellevie Bream Creek
Forcett Copping Bream Creek

Kellevie is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census has a population of 164 for the state suburb of Kellevie.[1]

History

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Kellevie was gazetted as a locality in 1972.[2]

Upper Carlton Post Office opened on 1 January 1874, was renamed Kellevie in 1886 and closed in 1968.[3]

Geography

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The Carlton River flows through from north-west to south.[4]

Road infrastructure

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Route C335 (Kellevie Road) enters from the south and runs through to the north-west, where it exits. Route C336 (Bream Creek Road) starts at an intersection with Route C335 and runs north-east until it exits.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Kellevie (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Kellevie". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1060M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Kellevie, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.