Ellendale, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Ellendale
State:tas
Coordinates:-42.6167°N 189°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pop:241
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7140
Lga:Central Highlands Council
County:Australia
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Region:Central
Location1:Hamilton
Dist1:22
Dir1:SW
Near-Nw:Florentine
Near-N:Ouse
Near-Ne:Hamilton
Near-E:Meadowbank
Near-W:Florentine
Near-Sw:Mount Field
Near-S:National Park, Mount Field
Near-Se:Fentonbury

Ellendale is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 241 for the state suburb of Ellendale.[1] It is a village in Tasmania 75 kilometres from Hobart in the Derwent Valley.[2]

History

Ellendale was gazetted as a locality in 1959. The locality was named for the wife of Nicholas John Brown, who was the Minister for Lands and Works when it was surveyed.[3]

Ellendale Post Office opened on 16 April 1880.[4]

Geography

The River Derwent (Meadowbank Lake) forms part of the north-eastern boundary, while the Broad River forms the north-western. The Jones River flows through from south to north.

Road infrastructure

Route C608 (Ellendale Road) runs through from north to south-east.[3] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Ellendale (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Tasmania Central . 10 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719110421/http://www.tasmaniacentral.tas.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=275 . 19 July 2008 . dead .
  3. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Ellendale . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "987F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  4. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . Phoenix Auctions . 6 February 2021.
  5. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 2 April 2021 .