Pelverata
Tasmania
Pelverata is located in Tasmania
Pelverata
Pelverata
Coordinates43°02′16.9″S 147°07′01.9″E / 43.038028°S 147.117194°E / -43.038028; 147.117194
Population206 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7150
Location22 km (14 mi) SW of Kingston
LGA(s)Huon Valley Council, Kingborough Council
RegionSouth-east, Hobart
State electorate(s)Franklin, Clark
Federal division(s)Franklin, Clark
Suburbs around Pelverata:
Grove Kaoota, Grove Kaoota
Huonville Pelverata Snug, Kaoota
Upper Woodstock Upper Woodstock, Cygnet Snug

Pelverata is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Huon Valley and Kingborough in the South-east and Hobart LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 206 for the state suburb of Pelverata.[1] It is a town in Tasmania,[2] Australia,[3] to the east of Huonville. It is mainly in the Huon Valley Council area, with about 4% in the Kingborough Council LGA.

History

Pelverata was gazetted as a locality in 1968. Previously known as Upper Woodstock, the name was changed in 1912.[4] The name Pelverata is a Tasmanian Aboriginal word for "ear".[5]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.[6]

Road infrastructure

Route B621 (Pelverata Road) runs through from south-west to north-east.[4][7]

Attractions

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Pelverata (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Geoscience (10 June 2016). "Gazetteer of Australia Place Name Search". www.ga.gov.au.
  3. ↑ Pelverata Postcode (TAS) at postcodes.qpzm.com.au
  4. 1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Pelverata". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1185S", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Roth, H. Ling (1 January 2012). The Aborigines of Tasmania. outlook Verlag. OCLC 864523337 – via Open WorldCat.
  6. ↑ Google (16 January 2021). "Pelverata, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.


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