Charlemont, Victoria Explained

-38.218°N 144.367°W

Type:suburb
Charlemont
City:Geelong
State:vic
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Lga:City of Greater Geelong
Postcode:3217
Pop:2,612
Pop Year:2021
Stategov:South Barwon
Fedgov:Corangamite
Near-Nw:Marshall
Near-N:Belmont
Near-Ne:Breakwater
Near-W:Grovedale
Near-E:St Albans Park
Near-Sw:Mount Duneed
Near-S:Armstrong Creek
Near-Se:Moolap

Charlemont is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Charlemont had a population of 2,612,[1] growing from 364 taken at the 2016 census. It was gazetted in February 2012 as part of the Armstrong Creek Growth Area, from largely undeveloped land which had formerly been part of Grovedale and Marshall.[2] [3] [4]

The Charlemont Rise residential development in the suburb contains several streets named after characters and locations from the Game of Thrones television series, and George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels on which the series is based.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Charlemont, Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2022-07-08 . www.abs.gov.au.
  2. Web site: General Gazette Number G8 . Government of Victoria . Victoria Government Gazette . 23 February 2012 . 4 July 2014 . 36.
  3. News: Charlemont 3217 . Surf Coast Times . 9 August 2011 . 5 July 2014 . Woods, Eleanor . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125334/http://www.surfcoasttimes.com.au/news/community/2011/08/09/charlemont-3217/ . 14 July 2014 .
  4. Web site: Charlemont . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401134601/http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/135049/Charlemont.pdf . dead . 1 April 2012 . Department of Energy and Primary Industries . 5 July 2014 .
  5. News: Australian city names streets after Game of Thrones characters. The Guardian. 24 August 2017.